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What are some novels that immediately caused controversy upon their release?

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>>18036392
the bible

>> No.18036855

madame bovary

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>>18036392
Lolita

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>>18036392
The Satanic Verses

>> No.18036946

hitler's war

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>>18036392
The Divine and the Decay was recalled by the publisher and destroyed. Decades later it was republished in a small run retitled to The Leap.

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Ulysses caused controversy even before its release.