The author’s estate and publisher have announced that they would re-release those same books with the original text intact.
. Even U.K. prime minister Rishi Sunak slammed the edits, noting that fiction should be “preserved and not airbrushed.”
As a result, Puffin and its parent company Penguin Random House U.K. announced that — alongside the edited versions of Dahl’s children’s books — they would also release “The Roald Dahl Classic Collection,” which will feature 17 stories with Dahl’s original text. “We’ve listened to the debate over the past week which has reaffirmed the extraordinary power of Roald Dahl’s books and the very real questions around how stories from another era can be kept relevant for each new generation,” Francesca Dow, MD of Penguin Random House Children’s, said in a statement .
“As a children’s publisher, our role is to share the magic of stories with children with the greatest thought and care. Roald Dahl’s fantastic books are often the first stories young children will read independently, and taking care for the imaginations and fast-developing minds of young readers is both a privilege and a responsibility. We also recognize the importance of keeping Dahl’s classic texts in print.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Netflix’s Role In Roald Dahl Books Controversy Clarified By PublisherA rep for the Roald Dahl Story Company explains Netflix's level of involvement in the company's recent controversial edits to the author's work.
Read more »
Penguin to publish 'classic' Roald Dahl books after backlashLONDON (AP) — Publisher Penguin Random House announced Friday it will publish “classic” unexpurgated versions of Roald Dahl’s children’s novels after it received criticism for cuts and rewrites that were intended to make the books suitable for modern readers.
Read more »
Penguin to publish 'classic' Roald Dahl books after 'censorship' backlashPublisher Penguin Random House says it will publish 'classic' unexpurgated versions of Roald Dahl's children's novels after it faced a backlash over its plan to cut and rewrite sections of his books.
Read more »
Publisher to release 'classic' Roald Dahl books after backlashDahl’s books, with their mischievous children, strange beasts and often beastly adults, have sold more than 300 million copies and continue to be read by children worldwide.
Read more »
The New Roald Dahl Editions Have Hundreds Of Sensitivity Edits — And Readers Are SplitThe new editions of Roald Dahl classics like 'Matilda' have minor edits that make the books more inclusive, and some are upset with the changes.
Read more »
I’ve Read Roald Dahl Books to Kids for Years. Let Me Tell You How That Goes.The real solution here is dead simple.
Read more »