List of literature banned by governments
This is a list of printed works that have prohibited, censored or given restricted access by laws of National and Regional institutions. The banning of books and other literary works is a form of censorship which can be brought by political, religious, social and rarely, commercial motives, with the intent of limited access to the information included for the aforementioned reasons.
Axdel
Title |
Author(s) |
Year published |
Type |
Notes |
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An Essay for All to Read | Friedrik Noros | 1912 | Non-Fiction | A later work of Noros banned in Noroist Axdel for its "antisocial anarchist rhetoric". Was unbanned in 1979 to abate fears of intellectual censorship. |
Free Bird |
Merrick Gilly | 1944 | Novel | Banned in Noroist Axdel for its human supremacism and anti-cava Speciesm. Was unbanned in 1996. |
Several Points of Concern Mr Narvga | Kyeina Vos, Barnaby Adama, and Julie Aqeno | 1976 | Political work | Banned in Noroist Axdel from its publication due to it calling for Kiet Narvga to be removed from the premiership and its anarchist political sentiments. Was unbanned in 1989 as part of a political liberalisation program. |
The Truth of Aurora | C. U. Tally | 1979 | Non-Fiction | Banned due to its "grossly evil content and innumerable falsehoods". The book suggests that Cava should be farmed and eaten, that an usprian elf conspiracy controls the Auroran Continental Assembly, as well as the false depiction of war crimes committed by Axdelian soldiers in the Auroran imperial war. The ban has never formally been lifted. |
Durakia
Title | Author(s) | Year published | Type | Notes |
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People's Kings | Johan Ludvig | 1910 | Political Book | Prohibited from printing and sale under the 1917 Anti-Capitalist Socialization Act, with a full ban of ownership in 1920 for Pro-Monarchist Sentiment. Unbanned by the 1938 Freedom of Information Act. |
Red Stain on a Crimson Sky | Aloys Kamenev | 1923 | Semi-Autobiographical Novel | Banned by the Miner's Socialist State a month after it was published for criticism of Martovism and Anti-Authoritarian sentiment, with a majority of copies burned alongside its author in a public execution. Unbanned and shared widely by the Svietfront during the Durakan Civil War. |
The Supremacy of the Proletariat | Sariv Martov | 1919 | Political Essay | Banned by the Durakan Free Republic in 1934 on grounds of the essay advocating for violence against the religious and those of middle-class descent, as well as being for genocide. Ban was reinstated by the Provisional Government of Durakia in 1936, though was legalized under the Freedom of Information Act in 1938. |
Vakarastan
Due to the extensive nature of the 'List of Harmful Literature', and the difficulty in finding accurate records of the list following the Irnac War, this list only covers books mentioned explicitly by the Vakari Government. For a more comprehensive list of books deemed acceptable by the Vakari State, see: People's Literary Award (Vakarastan).
Title |
Author(s) |
Year published | Type | Notes |
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People's Kings | Johan Ludvig | 1910 | Political Book | Placed upon the List of Harmful Literature under Anti-Republican. Ban by the 1917 Anti-Capitalist Socialization Act renewed by the Vakari Government in 1936. |
Red Stain on a Crimson Sky | Aloys Kamenev | 1923 | Semi-Autobiographical Novel | Placed upon the List of Harmful Literature under Anti-Socialist. Ban by the Miner's Socialist State reiterated by the Vakari Government in 1937. |
The Law for Kings | Erik Tangrson | 1456 | Political Book | Placed upon the List of Harmful Literature under Anti-Republican in 1939, due to it's influence on the ideology of Royalistic Populism. |
A Socialized Soul | Lev Warren | 1941 | Political Novella | Banned by Drex through Direct Order in 1943, who perceived the book as Anarchistic in nature, labelling Warren as an "individualist and false Socialist." |
Vistaraland
Title | Author(s) | Year published | Type | Notes |
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Works | Theodore A. Witten | 1839-1852 | Holy Text, Satire | All of Witten's works were banned by the Ducal Federation of Vistaraland under the 1891 Seditious Religious Act for criticisms of Ademarism, as well as perceived heresy. The ban was lifted in most parts of Vistaraland by 1906 due to vocal opposition to the act and its repressive measures, however the ban was retained in the East, with Oostereen, Gerrtsveld and Tarwebroeke explicitly reinstating the ban despite the repealing of the Seditious Religion Act in 1904. The ban was reinstated on an Imperial Level in 1925 by Emperor Dirick V during the War of Imperial Succession, though such a ban was unrecognized by the Molebaaist Arms and later annulled following Dirick's abdication in 1926. |
United Malordia
Title | Author(s) | Year published | Type | Notes |
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(Anything with Communist Connotations) | Various | Any | Various | All works that had communist connotations or supported any form of communism in any way were banned by the Business and Political Reform and the Education and Social acts of 1965, after the government was couped by pro-capitalist revolutionaries led by the President's former general. |