The new development has sparked backlash from the literary community, with author Salman Rushdie writing on Twitter, 'Roald Dahl was no angel but this is absurd censorship.
Fans of Roald Dahl books sound off over reports that his books will be updatedSome of Roald Dahl's beloved children's books will be getting updates to be more inclusive, progressive and more acceptable to today's readers, according to The Roald Dahl Story Company, which owns the rights to the books.
The celebrated children's book author was the mastermind behind bestsellers such as"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,""James and the Giant Peach,""Matilda" and"The BFG."Via publisher PuffinPhrases like"Mothers and fathers" in Dahl's"Matilda," first published in 1988, could be replaced with"parents" while some descriptions of"fat" characters could be edited or removed entirely.
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Critics reject changes to Roald Dahl books as censorshipCritics are accusing the British publisher of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s books of censorship after it removed colorful language from works such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Matilda” to make them more acceptable to modern readers.
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Roald Dahl’s Books Get Edited For Language Deemed Offensive; Words Like “Fat” & “Crazy” RemovedPublisher Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Books, has edited Roald Dahl’s books in an effort to reflect a more inclusive language. Titles like James and the Giant Peach, Matilda and Charli…
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Salman Rushdie calls changes to Roald Dahl books ‘absurd censorship’Author Salman Rushdie on Monday decried the editing of Roald Dahl’s children’s books by so-called sensitivity experts looking to appease a modern audience, calling the changes “ab…
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