Inspiration and Adaptation
This super sleuth is the most depicted literary character in film.
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt was banned for this reason when a crayon is shown without its wrapper.
What is nudity?
This American children's horror author is well known for the Goosebumps series and its spinoffs which have over 230 books.
Who is R. L. Stein?
This big cat is used by C.S. Lewis as a parallel to the Christian messianic figure of Jesus.
Who is Aslan?
The Russian translation of this famous and infamous magical children's series is widely disliked because of the mishandling of names and gendered terms.
What is Harry Potter?
This gothic creature feature was first adapted into a movie in 1931 where audiences were shocked and electrified.
What is Frankenstein?
In this "North" east Asian country, religion as a whole, including all associated literature, is banned.
What is North Korea?
This American religious text is the one of the most sold singular volumes in the country. It contains the holy words of the prophet Joseph Smith.
What is The Book of Mormon?
This lawyer's daughter is recognizable for wearing a ham costume.
Who is Scout Finch?
Behind the Bible, this french children's book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, is the most widely translated book with 300-450 languages and dialects being represented.
What is Le Petit Prince?
This adaptation of The Earthsea Cycle by the Sci Channel was hated and disavowed by this author because of the whitewashing if the characters.
Who is Ursula K. Le Guin?
This 1962 "fruity" dystopian, satire novel was the most banned book in the 24-25 school year being banned in over 23 school districts.
What is The Clockwork Orange?
The first serial publication to be released in America, beginning in 1823, is Leatherstocking Tales by this early American author.
Who is James Fenimore Cooper?
This man with a repetitive name is one of the most controversial characters in literature due to his sinister and youthful desires.
Who is Humbert Humbert?
The most prolific literary translator is Constance Garnett who has translated 71 books from authors such as Dostoyevski and Chekov. She translated from this language to English.
What is Russian?
This American "small girls" book was adapted into a musical that was first staged in 2005.
What is Little Women?
This children's book by the pen name using author Charles Dogson, was banned for sexual themes, allusions to hallucinogenic drug use, and giving animals the ability to speak.
What is Alice in Wonderland?
This American poet was charged with treason for his broadcasts against America’s participation in WWII, only to be placed in St. Elizabeth's Hospital for the criminally insane.
Who is Ezra Pound?
This "knight" from La Mancha, Spain, displays the dangers of escapism and books when he goes mad and tries to fight windmills in addition to other things.
Who is Don Quixote?
The name of this Anglo-Saxon hero is often directly translated to "Wolf of the Bee" while it is originally meant to reference both a bear and a wolf.
Who is Beowulf?
The author of of this horror novel was disgusted by the behind the scenes treatment of Shelly Duval and the choice to cast Jack Nicholson as the protagonist saying, "this guy is crazy."
What is The Shinning?
This novel was so controversial that a political leader called for the death of its author, editors, and publishers for its seemingly blasphemous depiction of the Islamic faith. It has been banned in Bangladesh, Egypt, Iran, Pakistan, South Africa, and until recently, India.
What is The Satanic Verses?
This novel by Jospeh McElroy is the longest book written by an American author; it has 1192 pages and consists of 850,000 words.
What is Women and Men?
This short man with hairy feet is the first of his kind to discover the secret of a powerful piece of jewelry.
Who is Bilbo Baggins?
This ancient Mesopotamian text was the first story to be translated. It was translated from its original Sumerian cuneiform to an ancient Asiatic language around the year 2000BCE.
What is The Epic of Gilgamesh?