Key takeaways:
- Penguin Random House is releasing revised versions of Roald Dahl’s books, which will remove passages related to weight, mental health, gender and race.
- In addition, 17 of Dahl’s books will be published in their original form as part of “The Roald Dahl Classic Collection”.
- The announcement has been met with both praise and criticism, and the revised editions of Dahl’s books will be released later this year.
Penguin Random House, one of the world’s leading publishers, announced on Friday that it will be releasing revised versions of beloved children’s author Roald Dahl’s books, as well as “classic” versions of the books in their original form.
The revised versions of Dahl’s books, which will be published under the company’s Puffin children’s label, will remove passages related to weight, mental health, gender and race, in order to make them more suitable for modern readers. The company has said that the revisions are intended to make the books more accessible to children of all backgrounds.
In addition to the revised editions, the company also announced that 17 of Dahl’s books will be published in their original form later this year as “The Roald Dahl Classic Collection”. This will allow readers to choose which version of Dahl’s stories they prefer.
The announcement has been met with both praise and criticism. Many have applauded the company for making the books more inclusive, while others have argued that the revisions are an unnecessary censorship of Dahl’s work.
The revised editions of Dahl’s books will be released later this year, while the “classic” versions of the books will be released as part of “The Roald Dahl Classic Collection”. It remains to be seen how the changes will be received by readers.
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