The Week contest: Literary warnings

Used historical, autobiographical and revolutionary books for sale at the Plaza de Armas market
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This week's question:  A Scottish university is warning students that Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" contains "graphic fishing scenes." Name another potentially upsetting work of literature and, in five or fewer words, a fitting trigger warning.

Click here to see the results of last week's contest: Meeting creep

How to enter: Submissions should be emailed to contest@theweek.com. Please include your name, address, and daytime telephone number for verification; this week, please type "Literary warnings" in the subject line. Entries are due by noon, Eastern Time, Tuesday, Aug. 1. Winners will appear on the Puzzle Page of the Aug. 11 issue and at theweek.com/puzzles on Aug. 4. In the case of identical or similar entries, the first one received gets credit. All entries become property of The Week.

The winner gets a one-year subscription to The Week.

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