"If we start down the path of trying to correct for perceived slights instead of allowing readers to receive and react to books as written, we risk distorting the work of great authors and clouding the essential lens that literature offers on society," PEN America chief executive Suzanne Nossel said.ĭeputy literary editor of London's Sunday Times newspaper said the editors "should be ashamed of the botched surgery they've carried out on some of the finest children's literature". PEN America - a group of writers who advocate for freedom of expression - said it was "alarmed" by reports of the changes to Dahl's books. Writers 'alarmed' by changesĭahl died in 1990, at the age of 74, and was a controversial figure who made anti-Semitic comments, which his family apologised for in 2020, saying it recognised the "lasting and understandable hurt" the comments caused. "Our guiding principle throughout has been to maintain the storylines, characters, and the irreverence and sharp-edged spirit of the original text."
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |