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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nimo Omer

Tuesday briefing: Why edits to Roald Dahl’s classics matter – and the real reason they were made

A collection of Roald Dahl books, some of which have made headlines with updates.
A collection of Roald Dahl books, some of which have made headlines with updates. Photograph: Ben Molyneux/Alamy

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It would be an understatement to say the decision to rewrite potentially offensive passages of Roald Dahl’s children’s books has garnered some attention. Critics accused publisher Puffin of “absurd censorship”, “cultural vandalism”, and described the edits as a “botched surgery”. The alarm has come from all corners, with Rishi Sunak weighing in on the row, writing in a statement that “we shouldn’t gobblefunk around” with Dahl’s words.

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