2007-04-13 07:14:40 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
If the writer is famous, yes. Salman Rushdie had one of his books banned The Satanic Verses and his life was threatened. This boosted sales and the book ended up as a best seller. Same happened with the late great Kurt Vonnegut, his book Slaughter House Five was banned by a school library on Long Island, Island Trees school district, and his book became more popular than ever.Yet these two writers as well as other famous writers gained from the notoriety. If the writer is unknown, it doesn't matter if the book is denounced or not. No one cares.
2007-04-13 07:25:18 · answer #1 · answered by mac 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I'm afraid so. It's an undeniable truth about human nature that people are drawn to any sensationalized uproar over anything, and probably more people will hear about a public denouncing of a book than will be reading a sensible review.
Good question--------star!
2007-04-13 14:23:54 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I've read all of Salman Rushdie's books and in my opinion 'The Satanic Verses' wasn't the best. If the book hadn't been denounced by the, then, Iranian head of state, few people would have read it and of those few only a small percentage would have understood the Muslim connection.
I only read Dan Brown's 'da Vinci Code' because my daughter lent it to me. A truly unremarkable book, but with all the hype, (the German title was 'Sakrileg' (Sacrilege) it sold like hot cakes.
2007-04-14 03:45:09 · answer #3 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sadly, yes, but it's a different audience altogether...
what's really sad is when personalities like Oprah mention they liked a book....the books FLY off the shelves...and not necessarily quality writing either.
Reading Time Traveler's Wife now, absolutely fabulous. I'm surprised more people haven't read it. Maybe Ms. H needs a public demonstration to boost sales?
2007-04-14 19:39:26 · answer #4 · answered by vegetable soup 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep. This is true. If memory serves, Catcher in the Rye was on the list to be banned, and when asked how he felt about it Salinger said something to the effect of, "let'em do it, best news I've heard . . ."
The only other way for your book to hit big these days is for it to make Oprah's Book Club.
2007-04-13 17:50:34 · answer #5 · answered by Moneta_Lucina 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best two examples are two rather insipid books,Lady Chatterley's Lover, and Last Exit To Brooklyn,these two wound up being best sellers as a result of their notoriety
2007-04-13 15:51:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No doubt...people are going to be curious as to why its being denounced
2007-04-13 14:25:10 · answer #7 · answered by David 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You`re damn right i do. Look at the Da Vinci code! What a load of Bull.
2007-04-17 16:26:05 · answer #8 · answered by probemeg 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My book is out next June. I'm hoping it will be denounced.............
2007-04-14 17:46:21 · answer #9 · answered by Cherrypink 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's standard operating procedure for the hypemongers. More than likely it'll be worthless trash, though. Ethics attaches itself only to like properties.
2007-04-13 14:20:21 · answer #10 · answered by vanamont7 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋