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Why it was banned
Theodor Storm's 1863 German novella about a student's troubled love affair, restricted from South Korean military barracks in 2008. The inclusion of a 19th-century German literary classic on a list of books deemed dangerous to soldiers illustrates the broad and indiscriminate character of South Korea's military book bans.
Bans
| Country | Year | Reasons | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 2008 | Political | ||
| Restricted from distribution in South Korean military barracks from 2008. Inclusion of a 19th-century German novella on the banned list drew considerable criticism. | ||||