Fiction can be dangerous

When Salman Rushdie's proposed appearance at the Jaipur Literature Festival sparked death threats against the author, it was not the first time that literature has been linked to real-life crime

The Huffington Post has compiled a list of the ten most dangerous novels of all time. Heading it is Rushie's controversial The Satanic Verses, the book which prompted the threats against its author in India earlier this month. The list also includes Rage, written by Stephen King under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, which has been associated with more than one high school massacre; J.D. Salinger's A Catcher in the Rye, which was in Mark Chapman's pocket when he was picked up by the police after shooting John Lennon, and A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess. The Stanley Kubrick-directed film of the novel was reportedy the inspiration for copycat crimes.

You can read the full list here: www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/30/dangerous-novels_n_1241775.html#s649395&title=A_Clockwork_Orange