IMPORT OF BOOKS
Australia Bans Two (N.Z. Press Assn.—Copyright) CANBERRA, March 3. The Customs Department has banned two books from entry into Australia. The Commonwealth Gazette today announced bans on the import of “The Before Midnight Scholar,” by the Chinese author, Li Yu, and “The Thief's Journal,” by the French author, Jean Genet The first book is reported to be a diary in which a 17th century Chinese author relates his sexual encounters. The second is said to be an account of a French homosexual’s experiences in French gaols.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19660304.2.134
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CV, Issue 31000, 4 March 1966, Page 13
Word Count
89IMPORT OF BOOKS Press, Volume CV, Issue 31000, 4 March 1966, Page 13
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.