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Books From DK's 'Banned Books: The World's Most Controversial Books, Past and Present' - Page 2

A complete list of the books mentioned in DK's 'Banned Books: The World's Most Controversial Books, Past and Present'. The chapters are as follows:
1 - 7: Pre-1900's
8 - 17: The 19th Century
18 - 31: Between the Wars
32 - 49: The Postwar Years
50 - 74: The Late 20th Century
75 - 87: The 21st Century
Keep in mind this book was published in 2022, and does not cover books published after the fact. this also is not a complete list of every banned book, and certain books may only be banned in certain countries (Ex: The play 'The Bus Stop' is banned in mainland China).
If you are interested in learning more, the book may be bought online. It may also reside in your local library (where I borrowed my copy).
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Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago
41
Boris Pasternak
Borstal Boy (Brendan Behan)
Borstal Boy
42
Brendan Behan
Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)
Things Fall Apart
43
Chinua Achebe
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
44
William S. Burroughs
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
45
Lorraine Hansberry
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
46
Harper Lee
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
47
Joseph Heller
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
48
Anthony Burgess
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
49
Ken Kesey
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
50
Malcolm X
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
51
Truman Capote
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
52
Maya Angelou
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
53
Kurt Vonnegut
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret.
54
Judy Blume
Black Voices From Prison (Etheridge Knight)
Black Voices From Prison
55
Etheridge Knight
Maurice (E.M. Forster)
Maurice
56
E.M. Forster
The Gulag Archipelago (Aleksandr Solhenitsyn)
The Gulag Archipelago
57
Aleksandr Solhenitsyn
Jenny Lives With Eric and Martin (Susanne Bösche)
Jenny Lives With Eric and Martin
58
Susanne Bösche
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
59
Alice Walker
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
60
Isabel Allende
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
61
Sandra Cisneros
The Bus Stop (Gao Xinjian)
The Bus Stop (Gao Xinjian)
62
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
63
Margaret Atwood
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
64
Toni Morrison
Spycatcher (Peter Wright)
Spycatcher
65
Peter Wright
The Satanic Verses (Salman Rushdie)
The Satanic Verses
66
Salman Rushdie
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
67
Paulo Coelho
Final Exit (Derek Humphry)
Final Exit
68
Derek Humphry
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
69
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
70
Bret Easton Ellis
Shame (Taslima Nasrin)
Shame
71
Taslima Nasrin
The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
The God of Small Things
72
Arundhati Roy
His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials
73
Philip Pullman
The Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
The Harry Potter Series
74
J.K. Rowling
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
75
Marjane Satrapi
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
76
Khalid Hosseini
The Bastard of Istanbul (Elif Shafak)
The Bastard of Istanbul
77
Elif Shafak
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
78
Alison Bechdel
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
79
Sherman Alexie
The Cartoons That Shook the World (Jytte Klausen)
The Cartoons That Shook the World
80
Jytte Klausen
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