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Most banned works, proxy-ranked by sales

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This ranking is still a proxy. For now it sorts the current corpus by estimated copies sold, while the long-term plan is to rank by breadth, duration, and population affected by government bans.

  1. 81
    The Song of the Red Ruby

    Agnar Mykle • 1956

    200,000 estimated copies
  2. 82
    The White Disease

    Karel Capek • 1937

    200,000 estimated copies
  3. 83
    A Feast for the Seaweeds

    Haidar Haidar • 1983

    100,000 estimated copies
  4. 84
    Albertine

    Christian Krohg • 1886

    100,000 estimated copies
  5. 85
    One Day of Life

    Manlio Argueta • 1980

    100,000 estimated copies
  6. 86
    Suicide mode d'emploi

    Claude Guillon, Yves Le Bonniec • 1982

    100,000 estimated copies
  7. 87 100,000 estimated copies
  8. 88
    The Spanish Labyrinth

    Gerald Brenan • 1943

    100,000 estimated copies
  9. 89
    The World of William Clissold

    H. G. Wells • 1926

    100,000 estimated copies
  10. 90
    Boy

    James Hanley • 1931

    50,000 estimated copies
  11. 91
    Christianity not Mysterious

    John Toland • 1696

    50,000 estimated copies
  12. 92
    Naree

    Humayun Azad • 1992

    50,000 estimated copies
  13. 93
    Rangila Rasul

    Anonymous • 1927

    50,000 estimated copies
  14. 94
    The Monster

    Ismail Kadare • 1965

    50,000 estimated copies
  15. 95
    Amar Fashi Chai

    Motiur Rahman Rentu • 1999

    20,000 estimated copies
  16. 96
    The First Book of Africa

    Langston Hughes • 1960s

    20,000 estimated copies
  17. 97
    Snorri the Seal

    Frithjof Saelen • 1941

    10,000 estimated copies
  18. 98
    The Straits Impregnable

    Sydney De Loghe • 1914

    10,000 estimated copies
  19. 99
    Thalia

    Arius • 4th century

    1,000 estimated copies
  20. 100 1,000 estimated copies