‘Sambo’ Returns to Bookracks in Japan

Anonymous Patron writes “A writer’s death can do wonders for pushing that back catalog. Less drastically, a few books acquire cachet by getting banned.

Which may help explain why a reissue of “Little Black Sambo,” a turn-of-the-20th Century illustrated children’s book with a reputation for racism, is back on the best-seller lists in Japan.
More At Chicago Tribune news : Nation/World

  • ed. – the book is also available here (US) and in the UK from Sterling Publishers