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Banned in Australia

Censorship Agencies: Customs

Decision: 21 Aug 1956

NAA Source: C4129/1; Box C

Censorship notes: A copy of the 1953 Signet edition was discovered in the Parliamentary Library in September 1957 and had to be removed, sparking national debate. The title was then sent to the Literature Censorship Board and it was released from prohibition on 9.10.1957.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Publisher: Little, Brown

New York (City), New York (State),
c
United States of America (USA),
c
Americas,: Little, Brown , 1951 .

Extent: 277p.
Publisher: New American Library

New York (City), New York (State),
c
United States of America (USA),
c
Americas,: New American Library , 1953 .

Extent: 192p.
Description: A Signet book,; D1667

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The Catcher in the Rye Gets Caught in the Net : Censorship and the Parliamentary Library Nicole Moore , 2013 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Telling Stories : Australian Life and Literature 1935–2012 2013; (p. 180-187)