![]() We have always defended the right to free speech and expression.” The official added: “I think it’s important that works of literature and works of fiction are preserved and not airbrushed. Mr Sunak followed suit, with his official Downing Street spokesman saying on Monday: “When it comes to our rich and varied literary heritage, the Prime Minister agrees with the BFG that we shouldn’t gobblefunk around with words.” Miss Trunchbull in Matilda, once a “most formidable female”, is now a “most formidable woman”.īooker Prize winning author Salman Rushdie has characterised the edits as “absurd censorship,” adding in a tweet: “Puffin Books and the Dahl estate should be ashamed." Sir Salman Rushdie has criticised the changes made to Roald Dahl's novels Credit: Ian Nicholson/PAįurther references to gendered terms have been changed with “female” characters being cut. ![]()
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