Tag Archives: banned books

Self-censoring the used book market

Kongfz, an online marketplace for used books, releases new rules designed to eliminate content from sellers that could get it into trouble with the authorities. The problem: it doesn’t spell out what content is problematic.

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Jia Pingwa’s banned novel returns after 17 years

Feidu (废都) returns to shelves in a new, unbanned edition. Read about its troubled publishing history, previous attempts at republication, and the drive to restore its status as serious literature rather than spectacle.

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North Korean complaints get a Chinese book banned

Author Ye Yonglie has a hard time visiting North Korea and a harder time publishing a book about his trip. Then the book is banned to preserve international harmony for the Olympics.

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Of banned books and reading habits

The Hong Kong Book Fair’s theme is Reading Hong Kong (阅读香港). Yau Lop Poon (丘立本) writes about reading banned books.

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Books behind bars – He Dong on restricted literature

Commentator He Dong (何东) writes about experiences with banned books during the Cultural Revolution.

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The last banned book of 2004

An irreverent book of classic stories retold gets banned.

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