|
|
|
|
|
|
by intune
1468 days ago
|
|
|
Morris Ernst was an ACLU attorney who challenged other high-profile book bans during the period. He found a cooperative publisher and hatched the plan to import a copy of the book from France and have it seized by customs, although the getting it seized was more difficult than anticipated. > A few days later the book showed up at Random House—it had passed through customs. Furious, Ernst personally marched the package over to the customs office and demanded that it be searched. When the inspector opened it and found Ulysses, he muttered, “Oh, for God’s sake, everybody brings that in. We don’t pay attention to it.” Ernst insisted that he seize it. On May 8, the book was officially seized by customs. In lieu of the usual fees, he would receive 5% of the book royalties should it be legalized and published (not a bad deal). More backstory here: https://crimereads.com/banned-books-ulysses-joyce-morris-ern... |
|
|