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LESSON 5 · Banned: Books They Tried to Silence

PAUSE TO THINK

How did Australia let people buy the book?

Sealed in shrink-wrap, sold only to adults

Australia classified **American Psycho** as restricted material. For years it could only be sold sealed in plastic to buyers over 18, treated more like adult magazines than literary fiction.

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