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Banned and restricted books in Chile
17 titles have been banned or restricted in Chile, recorded across 17 dated, source-cited events, most often for political content.
Titles
17
Ban events
17
Top reason
Political content
Decades active
3
Most-restricted titles
| Title | Author | Year | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canto General | Pablo Neruda | 1950 | 1 |
| How to Read Donald Duck | Ariel Dorfman | 1971 | 1 |
| Open Veins of Latin America | Eduardo Galeano | 1971 | 1 |
| Memoirs | Pablo Neruda | 1974 | 1 |
| Clandestine in Chile: The Adventures of Miguel Littín | Gabriel García Márquez | 1986 | 1 |
| Political Essays | Teodoro Petkoff | — | 1 |
| Mal de amor | Óscar Hahn | 1981 | 1 |
| Detenidos-desaparecidos: una herida abierta | Claudio Orrego Vicuña, Patricia Verdugo | 1979 | 1 |
| Impunidad diplomática | Francisco Martorell | 1993 | 1 |
| El libro negro de la justicia chilena | Alejandra Matus | 1999 | 1 |
| El chilote Otey | Francisco Coloane | 1971 | 1 |
| Buenas noches los pastores | Patricio Manns | 1972 | 1 |
| Interpretación marxista de la historia de Chile | Luis Vitale | 1967 | 1 |
| El capital, conceptos fundamentales | Marta Harnecker | 1971 | 1 |
| Teresa Batista cansada de guerra | Jorge Amado | 1972 | 1 |
| Citas del presidente Mao Tse-Tung sobre la guerra popular | Mao Zedong | 1966 | 1 |
| Texto Oficial de Ciencias Sociales, Enseñanza Básica | Francisco Frías Valenzuela, Sonia Hearberle | 1972 | 1 |
Stated reasons
- Political content
- 16
- Religious / blasphemy
- 1
By decade
1970s11
1980s4
1990s2
Documented bans
All 17 recorded events, most severe and most recent first.
El libro negro de la justicia chilena1999
Impunidad diplomática1993
Clandestine in Chile: The Adventures of Miguel Littín1986–1990
Political Essays1986–1990
Mal de amor1981
Detenidos-desaparecidos: una herida abierta1980
Canto General1973
How to Read Donald Duck1973
Open Veins of Latin America1973
Memoirs1973
El chilote Otey1973
Buenas noches los pastores1973
Interpretación marxista de la historia de Chile1973
El capital, conceptos fundamentales1973
Teresa Batista cansada de guerra1973
Citas del presidente Mao Tse-Tung sobre la guerra popular1973
Texto Oficial de Ciencias Sociales, Enseñanza Básica1973
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