LONDON, Feb 20 — Novelist Salman Rushdie led condemnations today of Roald Dahl’s children’s books being re-edited for a modern audience, calling it “absurd censorship” by...
Suzanne Nossel, head of freedom of expression body PEN America, said she was “alarmed” by the edits.
“Those who might cheer specific edits to Dahl’s work should consider how the power to rewrite books might be used in the hands of those who do not share their values and sensibilities.” He said less established writers found it “hard to resist the nudging towards saying this or not saying that.
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