Sometimes great, banned works defy the censor's description and impose…

Salman Rushdie
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Sometimes great, banned works defy the censor's description and impose themselves on the world - 'Ulysses,' 'Lolita,' the 'Arabian Nights.' ✨ On Censorship by Salman Rushdie, www.newyorker.com. May 11, 2012.
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Sometimes great, banned works defy the censor's description and impose themselves on the world - 'Ulysses,' 'Lolita,' the 'Arabian Nights.' ✨ On Censorship by Salman Rushdie, www.newyorker.com. May 11, 2012.

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