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It was the worst part about the edits
Author Salman Rushdie has claimed that British children’s author Roald Dahl was “no angel” when it comes to censorship. “I think he was not an angel,” he stated. This comes after a report claimed that Dahl’s publishers changed sentences in 59 of his books, including ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ and ‘Matilda’. “If we start…to…
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The publisher of the author kept ‘classic’ texts in print
A British newspaper reported that it found “hundreds of changes” in Roald Dahl’s children’s books, including 59 changes to ‘The Witches’ alone. The changes were reportedly done by an organisation called Inclusive Minds, which described itself as “a collective for people who’re passionate about inclusion, diversity, equality and accessibility in children’s literature”. “If we start…
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Changes to the books of acclaimed children’s author Roald Dhall resulted in a dispute
British author Roald Dahl’s books have been revised multiple times in recent years to make them “more inclusive and welcoming”, The Daily Telegraph reported. The changes are made by’sensitivity readers’, an organisation for people who are passionate about inclusion, diversity, equality and accessibility in children’s literature. The changes include adding language not originally written by…