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James Bond will no longer say "black"
, the word with which slaves of that race were designated in English.
Agent 007 novels will be reissued
without racial references that could be considered offensive
, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the appearance of the first book in the series, "Casino Royale".
The company that owns the rights to the books, Ian Fleming Publications, has commissioned a
review of the texts
to a committee of readers and has decided to bring the novels back without those potentially offensive racial allusions, according to the English newspaper "Sunday Telegraph" revealed. .
Among the changes, the word "black" (sic) with which slaves of that race were designated in English will disappear, although
other racial descriptions will also be suppressed
, while others will remain unchanged.
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Likewise, a warning
will be introduced
to accompany the adventures of 007 that will remind that "this book was written at a time when terms and attitudes that could be considered offensive by modern readers were common."
"A number of updates
have been made
to this edition, while keeping it as close as possible to the original text and the period in which it is set," the notice, revealed by the "Sunday Telegraph," said.
The news comes after this week the publisher of the books of the British author
Roald Dahl
announced that it will modify parts of his works to eliminate possible offensive or offensive allusions.
After the controversy unleashed, Puffin pointed out that in addition to the altered versions, he plans to reissue the intact original books at the same time.
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