From Orwell to ‘Little Mermaid,’ Kuwait Steps Up Book Banning; The New York Times, October 1, 2018

Rod Nordland, The New York Times;
From Orwell to ‘Little Mermaid,’ Kuwait Steps Up Book Banning

"At a bookstore in Kuwait City, the proprietor showed off a secret cupboard full of contraband books behind the cash register and a basement storeroom with even more. “It’s a cliché that book banning helps book sales,” she said. “As a bookseller, I can tell you I would much rather have the books out on display.”

The bookseller did have a banned copy of “Zorba the Greek” on display, discretely, since it could result in a minimum fine of about $1,650 if Ministry of Information inspectors saw it. She said she was not too worried. “You can always spot them when they come in,” she said. “You can tell they’re not readers.”"