The Trials of Portnoy
how penguin brought down australia's censorship system
$32.49
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
2 June 2020
Summary
The Book That Broke the Ban: How ‘Portnoy’s Complaint’ Ended Literary Censorship in Australia
Fifty years after the event, here is the first full account of an audacious publishing decision that - with the help of booksellers and readers around the country - forced the end of literary censorship in Australia.
For more than seventy years, a succession of politicians, judges, and government officials in Australia worked in the shadows to enforce one of the most pervasive and c…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781925849448 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1925849449 |
| Author: | Patrick Mullins |
| Publisher: | Scribe Publications |
| Imprint: | Scribe Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 2 June 2020 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm |
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About The Author
Patrick Mullins
Patrick Mullins is a Canberra-based academic and writer. He is adjunct assistant professor at the University of Canberra, from which he obtained his PhD in 2014. His first book, Tiberius with a Telephone, a biography of former prime minister William McMahon, was published by Scribe in 2018.
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