Hitler Tome Vetoed During Freedom to Read Week

When the Saskatoon Public Library asked Yann Martel to read from any banned or challenged book for Freedom to Read Week, the author of Life of Pi chose Mein Kampf.

“It's a horrible book,” Martel told The National Post, “but a horribly important book, because you get in the brain of one of the monsters of the 20th century.”

However, for a CBC Radio Saskatchewan interview in support of the event, Martel was told not to read from the book.

The National Post has the story here.