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There is a new case study to be discussed in the current conversation on the edition of older media to remove dated and offensive equipment. According The telegraph ( As indicated by Indiewire ), new editions of James Bond novels Ian Fleming come out this spring, and they will be very different from the versions published originally. Sensitivity readers have helped the mission to update books, especially in the language used to refer to non -white characters. Read the continuation to find out who is carrying out the load on these updates and more on the modifications made to the work of Fleming.

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British writer Fleming, who died in 1964, invented the character of James Bond, seen for the first time in his 1952 book, Casino Royale . He was going to write 11 more novels featuring the member of His Majesty's secret services, as well as several news. The first film adaptation of Fleming's work, Dr no , was released in 1962 and played Sean Connery as 007. The author's bond novel was posthumously published in 1965.

Since the death of Fleming, several other writers have written novels and news for the Bond franchise.

Indiewire reports that these new editions of Fleming novels are officially published by Ian Fleming Publications in April. The publisher instructed sensitivity readers to highlight the cases of racial insensitivity to deletion or replacement. In a declaration at The telegraph , The publication Ian Fleming notes that Fleming himself had approved the update of terms in the 1954s Live and Let Die When he was still alive. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"At Ian Fleming Publications, we reviewed the text of the original Bond Books and decided that our best action plan was to follow the example of Ian," said the press release. "We have made changes to Live and Let Die that he himself authorized. After Ian's approach, we examined the cases of several racial terms through books and deleted a certain number of individual words or exchanged them for more accepted terms today, but in accordance with the period when books were written. ""

As indicated by A.V. Club, updates include Replacement of the word n With "Black Man" or "Black Person" and the deletion of unnecessary racial descriptions for certain characters.

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A V. The club also notes that Ian Fleming publications have said The telegraph This "references dated to other ethnicities remains" and that books also include homophobic and gender stereotypes which are too anchored to update easily. Presumably for this reason, the new editions of the Bond Romans will also be delivered with a warning. "This book was written at a time when the terms and attitudes that could be considered offensive by modern readers were commonplace," said the warning, according to Indie Wire. "A certain number of updates have been carried out in this edition, while keeping as close as possible to the original text and the period during which it is defined."

For fear that all readers fear that Bond has been "canceled", editions of books with the original text are always available.

News that the works of the author of the children Roald Dahl would be updated In partnership with an organization called inclusive Minds encountered the counterpoup. Although Dahl's succession noted The New York Times that the redesign of classic books, including Matilda And James and giant fishing To delete words, including "fat" and "black" and "white" descriptors were supposed to make them more inclusive, criticism, including the authors Salman Rushdie And Philip Pullman as well as Pen America organization Draft against the changes, assimilating them to censorship. "Those who could encourage specific changes to Dahl's work should examine how the power to rewrite books could be used in the hands of those who do not share their values and sensitivities," said Pen America CEO Suzanne NOSSEL tweeted As part of a longer declaration.

In response, Penguin Random House's children's books announced on February 24 that the publisher will continue to print the original texts with updated versions.

"We listened to the debate during last week which reaffirmed the extraordinary power of the books of Roald Dahl and the very real questions on the way the stories of another era can be maintained relevant for each new generation", director general Francesca Dow said, As reported by ABC News . "We also recognize the importance of keeping Dahl's classic texts on paper.