More Pricks than Kicks
Date: 1934
Region: Europe
Subject: Language
Medium: Theater, Literature
Artist: Samuel Beckett
Confronting Bodies: Irish Government
Dates of Action: 1934
Location: Ireland
Description of Artwork: A collection of short stories taking place in Dublin.
The Incident: In 1934 his play, More Pricks than Kicks, was banned in Ireland under the 1929 Censorship Act.
Results of the Incident: In 1937 he moved to Paris to escape the censors.
Source: Censorship, A World Encyclopedia, ed. D. Jones