PARIS – French publisher Gallimard said it had no intention of making changes to translated versions of children's books by the late British novelist Roald Dahl, unlike the author's UK publisher. 'Change a text today without (the author's) consent? No,' Hedwige Pasquet, director of Gallimard Jeunesse, said in an interview with Le Figaro newspaper. A report by Britain's The Daily...
A cake decorated in the style of the Roald Dahl children's book Matilda is displayed at the Cake and Bake show in London, on Oct 3, 2015.PARIS – French publisher Gallimard said it had no intention of making changes to translated versions of children's books by the late British novelist Roald Dahl, unlike the author's UK publisher.
A report by Britain's The Daily Telegraph last week said that books by Dahl, such as 1988 story Matilda, The BFG and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory had been edited to remove or alter references to gender, race and physical appearance. The role models of Matilda, a book-loving child prodigy, were also changed to include a female author.
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