Thursday, August 26, 2010

The Golden Mean Banned on Canadian Ferryboat

A ferry service, owned by British Columbia Ferries and connecting Canada's Pacific islands to the mainland, has banned The Golden Mean because a naked boy astride a white horse adorns the front cover.  It has drawn worldwide speculation and attention, but the reasons given are because the ferries are family-oriented and children frequent the gift shops and might see the cover of the book.

The Golden Mean won the 2009 Rogers Writers Trust first prize and was a finalist for the Giller Prize and the Governor General's Award.

What do you think?

4 comments:

  1. That's a shame, I think. It's definitely not anything pornographic in nature...looks more artsy than anything else. I hate to hear of books being banned...

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  2. Different countries have different covers. I'm sure it'll cost, but if they want to sell the book, they can always change the cover.

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  3. I think our society's hang-up over nudity is ridiculous.

    The cover photo isn't even revealing.

    Makes you wonder about the people behind the ban - don't they have any important problems to worry about?

    Sue

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  4. I think that's absolutely ridiculous! The book is fabulous and people need to get over their silly hang-ups

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