Festival organiser and author William Dalrymple said that a lot of people "don't realise that even reading from a banned book is against the law".
No American court since has banned a book for being obscene.
Ms Frank's unabashed handling of these private matters has upset certain Indian readers, some of whom want the book banned.
The book was banned in India in 1988 for its "blasphemous content hurting the sentiments of Muslims".
The author's 1988 book remains banned in India.
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Writers and painters seem to pick up the gauntlet only when pushed to the wall or when under a spotlight (why did a petition by India's writers to the government to lift the ban on The Satanic Verses come 23 years after the book was banned?).
The book has been banned on the order of an appeal-court judge, and this month two managers from its publishers, the local subsidiary of Planeta, a Spanish imprint, spent a couple of nights in jail charged with libel, before being released on bail.
Sir Salman is considered a controversial figure in India where his 1988 book The Satanic Verses remains banned.
The UK-based author is considered a controversial figure in India - where his 1988 book The Satanic Verses remains banned.
The author's 1988 book The Satanic Verses remains banned in India.
"Throughout the book, Defendant Armstrong repeatedly denies that he ever used banned substances before or during his professional cycling career, " the suit said.
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