Roald Dahl

Puffin UK has announced the release of the Roald Dahl Classic Collection "to keep the author's classic texts in print", following criticism of recent ...

"A young reader reads with immediacy, they're reading stuff in the now. "Roald Dahl once said: 'If my books can help children become readers, then I feel I have accomplished something important'. He said: "If you republish for an adult and an adult bringing their experience in their context to a text, if they know it's something that was published in the 1970s, they know it's going to have certain values that we wouldn't necessarily have in a book today or would expect in the book today." But his legacy has been marred by his anti-semitic views. Ms O’Reilly said "it's kind of a contemporary classic and a lot of parents tend to lean towards the Roald Dahls". The Roald Dahl Classic Collection will sit alongside the newly released Puffin Roald Dahl books for young readers and readers will be free to choose which version of Dahl's stories they prefer.

For readers who don't want tweaked versions of Matilda, The BFG, The Twits and other delightfully wicked Dahl tales, Penguin Random House Children's in the UK ...

[wrote](https://twitter.com/arrasum/status/1628759149118103552?s=20) one observer on Twitter, "I have simultaneously loved yet struggled with elements of his writing. [said](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/02/22/roald-dahl-publisher-puffin-defends-minimal-changes/) the changes were necessary because it had a "significant responsibility" to protect young readers. Some of his books have been called out for being [racist](https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20160912-the-dark-side-of-roald-dahl). [report](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/02/17/roald-dahl-books-rewritten-offensive-matilda-witches-twits/) on the proposed changes. Prime Minister [dismissed](https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64702224) the idea of tampering with Dahl's original language. "An exercise in priggish stupidity," read a [headline](https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/an-exercise-in-priggish-stupidity-dahl-s-censors-are-the-real-twits-20230220-p5cm0g.html) in The Sydney Morning Herald.

After public outrage and a call from the United Kingdom's Queen Consort Camilla, the publisher of Roald Dahl's books announced it would alter its original ...

Seuss Enterprises's catalog represents and supports all communities and families," the group said in a statement. Dahl, who died in 1990, was the highest-earning dead celebrity of 2021, according to [announced](https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2021/03/02/dr-seuss-trending-after-news-that-six-books-wont-be-published-going-forward/?sh=1914986b17e4) that six of the author’s books would no longer be published because of insensitive and racist imagery. [Ronald Dahl Books Get New Edits—And Critics Cry Cenship: The Controversy Surrounding ‘Charlie And The Chocolate Factory’ And More](https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2023/02/20/roald-dahl-books-get-new-edits-and-critics-cry-censorship-the-controversy-surrounding-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-and-more/?sh=45ec0eb94534) (Forbes) [Ronald Dahl’s Family Apologizes For His ‘Incomprehensible’ Anti-Semitic Comments](https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2020/12/06/roald-dahls-family-apologizes-for-his-incomprehensible-anti-semitic-comments/?sh=31c0764c554c) (Forbes) [Netflix Buys Rights To Works Of Celebrated Children’s Author Roald Dahl](https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisakim/2021/09/22/netflix-buys-rights-to-works-of-celebrated-childrens-author-roald-dahl/?sh=7334b032f049) (Forbes) That’s how much Dahl earned in 2021. [Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/abigailfreeman/2021/10/30/the-highest-paid-dead-celebrities-2021/?sh=4128b2e23839), after [Netflix](https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-acquires-iconic-roald-dahl-story-company) paid a reported $684 million for the Roald Dahl Story Company that year. Among the proposed changes was a switch from “small men” to “small people” when describing the Oompa Loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and removing the word “fat” and the word “ugly” from all of Dahl’s books, the [condemned](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/20/roald-dahl-books-editing-philip-pullman) the move saying,”it’s important that works of literature and worlds of fiction are preserved and not airbrushed.” Dahl previously made headlines in 2020 after RDSC and Dahl’s family [apologized](https://www.roalddahl.com/about/apology/) for the author’s antisemitism saying his comments caused “lasting and understandable hurt.” There were multiple instances of Dahl being antisemtic in interviews, including in a 1983 New Statesmen interview where [he said](https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2018/11/read-roald-dahl-books-anti-semite), “Hitler didn’t just pick on [Jewish people] for no reason.” “Those prejudiced remarks are incomprehensible to us and stand in marked contrast to the man we know and to the values at the heart of Roald Dahl’s stories, which have positively impacted young people for generations,” the RDSC 2020 [statement](https://www.roalddahl.com/about/apology/) said. [The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/02/17/roald-dahl-books-rewritten-offensive-matilda-witches-twits/) reported a total of 59 changes, including an addition to explain that there are multiple reasons why women might wear wigs after the 2001 version of the story describes witches who are bald beneath their wigs. [statement](https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/company-article/puffin-announces-the-roald-dahl-classic-collection-to-keep-authors-classic-texts-in-print) Friday it will make both the original and censored versions available, after announcing hundreds of changes to Dahl’s books earlier this week including adding gender-neutral terms and removing the word “fat.” [reportedly](https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/camilla-queen-roald-dahl-censorship-b2288196.html) spoke in support of the right to free speech at a reading event at Clarence House on Thursday, [urging writers](https://twitter.com/GBNEWS/status/1628769044072656896) to “remain true to your calling, unimpeded by those who may wish to curb the freedom of your expression.” After public outrage and a call from the United Kingdom’s Queen Consort Camilla, the publisher of Roald Dahl’s books announced it would alter its original plan to censor the acclaimed British author’s books and would offer both original and censored versions of Dahl’s work.

Publisher Puffin has announced two classic editions of the writer's books will be published after public opinion was divided by news the collection would be ...

"As a children's publisher, our role is to share the magic of stories with children with the greatest thought and care. In The Witches, a reference to women "working as a cashier in a supermarket or typing letters for a businessman" has been changed to "working as a top scientist or running a business". The plan to print two editions of the book will "give readers - whether seven or 77 - the choice to explore the stories in whichever way they wish", the company added. "The last few days have demonstrated just how important Roald Dahl's stories are to fans all around the world and we've been deeply moved by the strength of feeling. Publisher Puffin has announced the release of the "Roald Dahl Classic Collection" "to keep the author's classic text in print" - following criticism of his books being re-written. [Dahl](https://news.sky.com/topic/roald-dahl-9798) books for young readers, which have been rewritten to "cater for the sensitivities of modern audiences".

Series will be released alongside controversially amended versions to leave readers 'free to choose which version they prefer'

Sam Missingham, publishing commentator and founder of The Empowered Author book marketing service, said the decision was “truly pitiful” and that the debate has been a distraction from more important issues. He said the publisher was used to “taking part in cultural discourse and debate”. The singer-songwriter and activist Billy Bragg also weighed in on the discussion on Twitter, expressing his support for the changes made to the 2022 editions. The Roald Dahl Classic Collection will consist of 16 titles. Puffin Books and the Dahl estate should be ashamed.” At a Clarence House reception for her online book club, she told authors : “Please remain true to your calling, unimpeded by those who may wish to curb the freedom of your expression or impose limits on your imagination.”

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Publisher Penguin Random House announced Friday it will publish “classic” unexpurgated versions of Roald Dahl's children's novels after it received ...

Dahl’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 around the world. Camilla, the queen consort, appeared to offer her view at a literary reception on Thursday. The Roald Dahl Story Company, which controls the rights to the books, said it had worked with Puffin to review and revise the texts because it wanted to ensure that “Dahl’s wonderful stories and characters continue to be enjoyed by all children today.”