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Reasons for being banned: Racial themes, profanity, and discussions of rape. Time Period: Faced bans and challenges since its publication in 1960.

Reasons for being banned: Racial issues, use of vernacular language, and perceived immorality. Time Period: Banned from various schools and libraries, prominently since the early 20th century.

Reasons for being banned: Criticism of communism, negative portrayal of the Soviet Union, and anti-totalitarian stance. Time Period: Banned in USSR and other communist countries immediately after publication, along with intermittent bans elsewhere.

Reasons for being banned: Sexual content and vulgarity. Time Period: Banned in the US until a 1964 Supreme Court ruling deemed it non-obscene.

Reasons for being banned: Depiction of extreme violence, language, and promotion of anti-social behavior. Time Period: Banned in various US schools and libraries, primarily during the 1970s and 1980s.

Reasons for being banned: Profanity, sexual content, and antisemitism. Time Period: Faced censorship shortly after its publication in 1926.

Reasons for being banned: Racial slurs, portrayal of slavery, and offensive language. Time Period: Banned from Anaheim, California schools in 1978.

Reasons for being banned: Anti-military sentiment and graphic warfare. Time Period: Banned in Nazi Germany in the 1930s.

Reasons for being banned: Profanity, racial slurs, and euthanasia. Time Period: Banned and challenged frequently in schools since its publication in 1937.

Reasons for being banned: Violence, sexual content, and the exploration of slavery. Time Period: Challenged and banned in several school districts in the 2000s.

Reasons for being banned: Profanity, sexual references, and rebellion against authority. Time Period: Frequently challenged since its publication in 1951.

Reasons for being banned: Profanity, sexual content, and themes of communism. Time Period: Initially published in 1952, faced bans and challenges particularly in the 1960s and 1970s during the Civil Rights Movement.

Reasons for being banned: Pro-Communist views, explicit content, and the bleak depiction of totalitarianism. Time Period: Encountered challenges and bans particularly during the Cold War.

Reasons for being banned: Themes of sexual promiscuity, drug abuse, and negative portrayal of family and religion. Time Period: Challenged and banned repeatedly since its publication in 1932.

Reasons for being banned: Blasphemous content for Muslims and irreverent depictions of Islamic figures. Time Period: Banned in many countries with significant Muslim populations upon its publication in 1988.

Reasons for being banned: Political views, vulgar language, and portrayal of hardship. Time Period: Banned and burned in some regions of the USA shortly after its publication in 1939.

Reasons for being banned: Profanity, sexual scenes, and anti-war themes. Time Period: Banned and burned in several US locations since its publication in 1969.

Reasons for being banned: Explicit sexual content and adultery. Time Period: Banned in several countries from its publication in 1928 until the 1960s.

Reasons for being banned: Obscenity and sexual content. Time Period: Faced legal challenges and was banned in the US and UK shortly after its publication in 1922.

Reasons for being banned: Explicit language, scenes of sexual violence, and homosexuality. Time Period: Faced frequent bans and challenges since its publication in 1982.

Reasons for being banned: Language and sexual references. Time Period: Challenged in certain school districts in the United States, more frequently in the late 20th century.

Reasons for being banned: The subject of pedophilia and incest. Time Period: Temporarily banned in France, the UK, Argentina, and New Zealand after its publication in 1955.

Reasons for being banned: Religious controversy, historical inaccuracy, and offensive to Christians. Time Period: Banned in Lebanon in 2004 for blasphemy after its publication.

Reasons for being banned: Language, sexual content, and an unpatriotic portrayal of war. Time Period: Faced censorship and challenges in the USA since its publication in 1929.