Thread: Roald Dahl Children's Books Being Rewritten
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Old 02-20-2023, 10:23 AM   #34
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Originally Posted by andyh2000 View Post
Phillip Pullman had an interesting take on it on the Radio 4 Today programme this morning. His view seemed to be let the market decide - leave the original wording and if people don't like it they won't buy the books, and they (the books) will go out of print and fade into deserved obscurity letting more modern, relevant authors come to the fore.
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- How do we as customers know what version we buy ?

- Availability of the original text for those still wishing to read it.
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I don't agree with Pullman's let it go "out of print". With ebooks and POD nothing should go out of print in paperback or ebook.
I feel like you guys misunderstood Pullman's argument. He was saying don't bowdlerize the books at all. Don't release two editions or anything. Leave the books as is and if they are so offensive to society, they will fall out of print on their own.
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