This classic American novel critiques marriage, gender roles and masculinity. So was it the sex or the reproductive choices that attracted the ire of the censor?
S1 E6 Sex in Suburbia: Richard Yates, ‘Revolutionary Road’ (1961)
S1 E3 Jack Kerouac, ‘The Dharma Bums’ (1959): Just One Orgy
Was Jack Kerouac a pilgrim or self-obsessed wanker? Featuring an indecent orgy in the name of religion, this book was censored in 1963.
