Betiltott KöNyvek [Banned Books] (First Hungarian Edition.) [ÉVa Tordai - Eszter ÁRkos] Hungarian-Language Books

Betiltott könyvek [Banned books] [Translated by Éva Tordai - Edited by Eszter Árkos.] Budapest, HVG. 196 p. First Hungarian edition. Publisher's hardcover. Copyright © 2022 Dorling Kindersley Limited A Penguin Random House Company. - -- - Attacks on sexual norms, calls for violence, blatant mockery of church and religion - just some of the reasons why governments and censors throughout history have believed that a work of literature should not be allowed to reach a wider readership. From The Origin of Species, to Bovary, to American Psycho, a whole range of masterpieces have been banned for their revolutionary views, their outspokenness or their unvarnished style. This lavishly illustrated volume is a must-read: it traces the history of censorship from the beginnings of literacy to the present day, with special pages devoted to banned Hungarian literature.