French Banned Books List of 1961
Date: 1961
Region: Europe
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion Explicit Sexuality
Medium: Literature
Artist: Various
Confronting Bodies: French Government
Dates of Action: 1961
Location: France
Description of Artwork: Thousands of books and other published works.
The Incident: Livres Condamne - Livres Interdits was the official list of banned works of literature published by the French government in 1961. The publication of this list followed the laws of 1949 written to protect minors.
Results of Incident: Unknown.
Source: Ernest T.