Books That Were Banned in the Past Century

1. 1984 (1949)

Author: George Orwell

From all the books that were banned in the past century, 1984 was probably the most rejected in the United States, as well as in the opposing Soviet Union. While the U.S. claimed the Orwell’s futuristic society was pro-Communist, and should therefore be banned from the classrooms until well into the 80’s, the writer faced a different scenario on the other side of the Pacific. The Soviet Union didn’t take kindly to his depiction of the totalitarian state, resulting in the banning of the novel until 1988.