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That's strange that a book that was published in 1985 was banned by a regime which fell in 1974.
by suddenlybananas 3mo ago
That's strange that a book that was published in 1985 was banned by a regime which fell in 1974.
- Guthwine 3mo agoI was referencing a direct quote from the author, looks like the Booker Prize board actually looked into it and disputes the certainty of the claim. Oh well. However: 1. Regime change doesn't happen instantaneously. The Francoist line of thinking was still pervasive after Franco died, and through the 70s there was a waxing and waning of censorship. 2. The book was still restricted in multiple states, the spirit of my comment still stands.
- 1234letshaveatw 3mo agoThe spirit of incorrectness
- Guthwine 3mo agoInstead of replying in kind, I will benevolently nudge you to review the Hacker News comment guidelines. I don't think any of us want this site to fall to lower standards of other social media platforms.
- suddenlybananas 3mo agoRegarding 1, I still don't see why what happened the decade before the book was published in another country has any bearing on whether the book was banned in Portugal.