Incomprehension in South Korea over the banning of certain books in American states
South Korean books for teenagers are banned in some US states. The latest,
The Banned Books Club
, which unfortunately lives up to its name, has been removed from the shelves in Kentucky or even Missouri and perhaps soon in South Carolina. A decision which arouses incomprehension in his country of origin.
South Korean books for teenagers are banned in some US states (illustration). AP - Don Ryan
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With our correspondent in Seoul,
Célio Fioretti
“
Violent, anti-police and anti-fascist
”, these are the arguments put forward by activists from No Turn Left in Education, an American association which campaigns against “
the influence of the left in schools
”. The latter, and other similar associations, are demanding the removal from shelves of the graphic novel for adolescents,
The Club of Banned Books.
One of its authors, Kim Hyun-sook, recounts in this work the fight of
South Koreans
against the military regime of Chun Doo-hwan in the 1980s, in particular against the censorship of literature. A subject that is sometimes still sensitive in South Korea, and yet the book received a large number of positive reviews upon its publication.
The authors appeal
An international success and winner of literary awards, including in the United States, Kim Hyun-sook does not understand the censorship of her novel. His co-author Ryan Estreda ironically comments on the situation of censorship of a book denouncing censorship. Both authors appealed.
Previously, other South Korean books dealing, for example, with sex slaves in the Japanese army had been and still remain banned in certain states.
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