Caldwell, Erskine;
God's Little Acre
New American Library, 1976, 160 pages
ISBN 0884114562
topics: | fiction | usa
After it's publication in 1933, Caldwell was arrested when he came to New York for a book signing event. He was then tried for obscenity, and he counter-sued. Controversial passages include the following: Griselda stepped backward out of his reach. She was not afraid of Will, because she knew he would not hurt her. ... Will caught the collar of her dress, a hand on each side and flung his arms wide apart. The thin printed voile disintegrated in his hands like steam. He had ripped it from her, ... Piece by piece he tore like a madman, hurling the fluffy lint in all directions around the room. The final garment was silk. He tore at it frantically, even more savagely than he had at the beginning. When that was one, she was standing before him, waiting, trembling, just as he had said she would stand. ... He ran, throwing his hands on her. p. 119-120 - AM