Read more By Figaro Published yesterday at 13:15 p.m., Updated 10 hours ago Actor Johnny played the on-screen hero of the adaptation of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. AFP The major English publisher Puffin, according to the Daily Telegraph, is removing from the works of the British writer (1916-1990) words and expressions that could shock readers of the new generations. After Agatha Christie, it is Roald Dahl's turn to suffer the wrath of the woke leagues. According to the Daily Telegraph, the powerful publisher of children's books in the United Kingdom, Puffin, is submitting to so-called "sensitive" readers the rereading of the works of the British author who notably wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, adapted several times for the cinema with Johnny Depp in the role of the hero of the story. According to Puffin's managers, this rewriting of Dahl's work is driven by the desire to offer new readers novels "that they could enjoy without the slightest embarrassment." The "new translators" of the novels by the writer who won the Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1954 are now tackling epithets described as "discriminatory" and which "would embarrass sexual or ethnic minorities." Also readRoald Dahl, a controversial figure Ugly, fat... in particular are thus paying the price for this new, odorless and tasteless writing. Thus Augustus Gloop, a character from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, is no longer fat but huge. The same metamorphosis for Mrs. Twit in The Two Rascals, she is no longer ugly or bestial, she simply becomes "stupid." For our "rewriters", stupidity would now be less offensive than bestiality... Also readRoald Dahl, a windfall for Netflix This rewriting with a "benevolent" vocation is not limited to changes of words. Still according to our British colleague, the "rewriters" sometimes add passages of their own. In The Witches, the baldness of witches is defended by adding an explanatory paragraph: "There are many other reasons why women might wear wigs and there is certainly nothing wrong with that". For the moment, the Roald Dahl Story Company, the company that represents the rights holders, does not seem shocked by these changes. In a press release, it was keen to clarify its position: "it is not unusual to revisit certain elements of language on the occasion of the publication of a new edition. Our guiding principle has been to respect the stories, the characters and the irreverent spirit of the original text". SEE ALSO – The French spirit against wokism: find the Le Figaro Idées Club
Posted yesterday at 13:15 p.m., Updated 10 hours ago
Actor Johnny played the on-screen hero in Roald Dahl's adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. AFP
The major English publisher Puffin, according to the Daily Telegraph, is removing from the works of the British writer (1916-1990) words and expressions that could shock readers of the new generations.
After Agatha Christie, it is the turn of Roald Dahl to suffer the wrath of the Wokist leagues. According to the Daily Telegraph The powerful UK children's book publisher Puffin is offering so-called "sensitive" the rereading of the works of the British author who notably wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, adapted several times for the cinema with Johnny Depp in the role of the hero of the story.
According to Puffin's managers, this rewriting of Dahl's work is in keeping with the desire to be able to offer new readers novels that are "that they could enjoy without the slightest embarrassment". The "new translators" novels by the writer who won the Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1954, now tackle the epithets described as "discriminating", who "would bother sexual or ethnic minorities».
Read alsoRoald Dahl, a controversial figure
Ugly, fat… in particular are the victims of this new, odorless and tasteless editorial. Thus Augustus Gloop, a character from Charlie and the chocolate factory is no longer big but huge. Same metamorphosis for Mrs Twit in The Two Rascals, she is no longer ugly or bestial, she simply becomes "bà ª te". For our "rewriters", stupidity would now be less offensive than bestiality...
Read alsoRoald Dahl, a boon for Netflix
This rewriting aims to "and" is not limited to changes of words. Still according to our British colleague, the "rewriters» sometimes add passages of their own. In The Witches (Holy Witches in French), we defend the baldness of witches by adding an explanatory phrase: "There are many other reasons why women might wear wigs and there is certainly nothing wrong with that.».
For now, the Roald Dahl Story Company, the society that represents the rights holders, does not seem shocked by these changes. In a press release, it was keen to clarify its position: " It is not unusual to revisit certain language elements when a new edition is published. Our guiding principle has been to respect the stories, characters and irreverent spirit of the original text.».
TO HAVE ALSO – The French spirit against wokism: find the Le Figaro Idées Club
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