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.”"
