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Banned and restricted books in Thailand
8 titles have been banned or restricted in Thailand, recorded across 8 dated, source-cited events, most often for political content.
Titles
8
Ban events
8
Top reason
Political content
Decades active
6
Most-restricted titles
| Title | Author | Year | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| The King Never Smiles | Paul Handley | 2006 | 1 |
| The Satanic Verses | Salman Rushdie | 1988 | 1 |
| The Devil's Discus | Rayne Kruger | 1964 | 1 |
| Rama X: The Thai Monarchy under King Vajiralongkorn | Pavin Chachavalpongpun | 2023 | 1 |
| A Kingdom in Crisis | Andrew MacGregor Marshall | 2014 | 1 |
| Anna and the King of Siam | Margaret Landon | 1944 | 1 |
| Unmasking Thai Society | Sulak Sivaraksa | 1984 | 1 |
| Bangkok Inside Out | Daniel Ziv, Guy Sharett | 2002 | 1 |
Stated reasons
- Political content
- 6
- Religious / blasphemy
- 1
- Immorality
- 1
By decade
1940s1
1960s1
1980s2
2000s2
2010s1
2020s1
Documented bans
All 8 recorded events, most severe and most recent first.
Rama X: The Thai Monarchy under King Vajiralongkorn2023
A Kingdom in Crisis2014
The King Never Smiles2006
Bangkok Inside Out2005
The Satanic Verses1988
The Devil's Discus1964
Anna and the King of Siam1944
Unmasking Thai Society1984
Source: Verboten, built on the banned-books.org Open Censorship Core (CC BY 4.0). Verboten compilation CC BY 4.0.