THE CENSOR

Please see any and all photos connected with this listing. A bit scuffed but all pages intact and legible. Good reading copy. Clean. No store stamps. --- --- It is the late 1960s and David Askelon, an American writer, has written a best-seller - a book that is popular for its graphic and violent sexual scenes. . . . .And now an English publisher has paid a great deal to publish in the UK. . . . .But they have decided they want to heavily censor the book. . . . .Looking of the list of changes, Askelon puts his foot down. . . . .The whole point of his novel was to portray the world realistically, in all its gritty, sordid and disturbing glory. . . . .So he decides to head to London to put his point across in person. . . . .He manages to persuade the publishers that the book needs to stay as it is, but how will the ‘powers that be’ react? . . . .Could he - or his publishers - face a fine, or even prosecution? . . . .As the publication date looms ever nearer he finds himself caught up in a whirlwind of publicity - not all of it good. . . . .How will the English public react to the novel? . . . .Will it receive critical acclaim - or should he have listened to The Censor? . . .…