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Facts about Fifty Shades of Grey
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Controversy surrounding Fifty Shades of Grey led many libraries and retailers to initially restrict or ban the novel due to its explicit sexual content.
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A trilogy, Fifty Shades of Grey spawned two sequels — Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed — completing E L James's BDSM-themed romance series.
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The novel by E L James was published by Vintage Books in 2012 and broke records for sales speed in the UK, outselling even Harry Potter.
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E L James wrote Fifty Shades of Grey, which was adapted into a film released in 2015 starring Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan.
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Originally self-published as fan fiction inspired by the Twilight series, Fifty Shades of Grey went on to become one of the best-selling books of all time.