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American Me is a 1992 American crime drama film produced and directed by Edward James Olmos, in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Floyd Mutrux and Desmond Nakano. [3] Olmos stars as Montoya Santana, who is loosely based on Mexican Mafia boss Rodolfo Cadena . [ 4 ]
Controversy about this book include authenticity of selected documents and selection bias. [84] Candy (2003) Mian Mian: Novel Chinese government censored it because it was "a poster child for spiritual pollution". [85] Death Note (2003 – 2006) Tsugumi Ohba: Japanese Manga: Officially banned, but discussion and pirated copies are allowed to ...
Liar became the focus of Internet-centered controversy when the cover of its advance reading copy (ARC) featured a young white woman with long, straight hair, while the book describes its protagonist as an African American girl with "nappy" hair.
Call Me by Your Name is a 2007 coming-of-age novel written by Italian-American writer André Aciman.Set in the 1980s, the novel centers on the sudden and powerful romance that blossoms between student Elio Perlman and visiting American scholar Oliver, chronicling their relationship and the 20 years that follow.
[20] In 2021, the American Library Association's Office of Intellectual Freedom named it the third most banned and challenged book in the United States of the year; [20] it was the second most challenged book in 2022 [21] [22] and 2023. [23] [24] School boards in at least ten states have removed the book from their libraries. [4] [25] [26] [27 ...
In an aggregation of British and American press on Culture Critic, the book received a score of 76%. [7] On Bookmarks July/August 2013 issue, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a (4.0 out of 5) based on critic reviews with a critical summary saying, "Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has never been afraid to address ...
Cartoonist Barry Blitt has faced controversy in the past, most notably for his cover for The New Yorker in 2008, which depicted Michelle and Barack Obama standing in the Oval Office with ...
This book carries on with the stream of consciousness-style narrative used in the popular and controversial book "A Million Little Pieces". The rest of the novel deals with James' attempting to create a normal life for himself, and his learning how to deal with successes and failures outside of prison and rehab.