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Banned books in the 1970s

Restrictions dated in the 1970s appear here, regardless of when the book was first published. A later challenge can place a classic on this list.

The catalog records 7 challenges across 7 books here. Dated records run from 1972 (Catch-22) to 1976 (Rabbit, Run).

7 books

  • Cover of Catch-22, by Joseph Heller
  • Cover of Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
  • Cover of Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck
  • Cover of Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison
  • Cover of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, by Ken Kesey
  • Cover of All the King's Men, by Robert Penn Warren
  • Cover of Rabbit, Run, by John Updike

Restriction record

BookYearStatusScopeWhere
Rabbit, RunJohn Updike1976At riskSchool United States
Invisible ManRalph Ellison1975At riskSchool United States
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestKen Kesey1975At riskSchool United States
All the King's MenRobert Penn Warren1974At riskSchool United States
Of Mice and MenJohn Steinbeck1974At riskSchool United States
Slaughterhouse-FiveKurt Vonnegut1973At riskSchool United States
Catch-22Joseph Heller1972At riskSchool United States