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'''Artist:''' Violeta Gomez
'''Artist:''' Violeta Gomez


'''Confronting Bodies:''' NAME OF ORGANIZATION OR PEOPLE DOING THE CENSORING
'''Confronting Bodies:'''
*Bookshops
*Colleges and schools


'''Dates of Action:''' YEAR OR YEARS OF THE CASE
'''Dates of Action:''' 2003


'''Location:''' Spain
'''Location:''' Spain
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'''Results of Incident:''' A quiet boycott followed. The novel had been awarded in a prestigious contest in 1998, with a jury formed by many Spanish major writers, including a Nobel prize winner.
'''Results of Incident:''' A quiet boycott followed. The novel had been awarded in a prestigious contest in 1998, with a jury formed by many Spanish major writers, including a Nobel prize winner.


'''Source:''' Violeta Gomez
'''Source:''' Violeta Gomez  


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Date: 2003

Region: Europe

Subject: Explicit Sexuality and Children

Medium: Literature


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Artist: Violeta Gomez

Confronting Bodies:

  • Bookshops
  • Colleges and schools

Dates of Action: 2003

Location: Spain

Description of Artwork: The novel, inspired by Le Fanu's gothic classic, featured a love story between a young vampire female and a little girl.

The Incident: Many bookshops refused to sell the book and many presentations in colleges and schools were canceled.

Results of Incident: A quiet boycott followed. The novel had been awarded in a prestigious contest in 1998, with a jury formed by many Spanish major writers, including a Nobel prize winner.

Source: Violeta Gomez