The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien
About this book
J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy trilogy following the hobbit Frodo Baggins and the Fellowship of the Ring on a quest to destroy the One Ring and defeat the dark lord Sauron. First published in three volumes in 1954–55, it is among the best-selling novels ever written.
Why it was banned
Reported as prohibited in Ketziot Prison.
Censorship history
Reported as prohibited in Ketziot Prison during the first Intifada. The restriction of Tolkien's fantasy epic — one of the best-selling novels in history — underlines the arbitrary breadth of Ketziot's book prohibitions, which blocked Palestinian detainees from escapist fiction alongside political history and legal writing.
Bans
| Country | Year | Reasons | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | —lifted | Political | ||
| Reported as prohibited in Ketziot Prison (Ansar III), Negev, Israel | ||||