God's Little Acre
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God's Little Acre | |
Author | Erskine Caldwell |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Novel |
Publisher | Grosset & Dunlap |
Publication date | 1933 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
ISBN | Not applicable |
God's Little Acre is a 1933 novel by Erskine Caldwell, which was made into a film of the same name in 1958.
The novel was so controversial that a literary board in New York attempted to censor it, leading to the author's being arrested and tried for obscenity. Exonerated after a jury trial, the author counter-sued the literary society for false arrest and malicious prosecution.
It is laced throughout with racy innuendo, calling into question the issue of marital fidelity.