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Prime Minister criticises rewriting of Roald Dahl’s books as ‘gobblefunk’

Downing Street said works of art should be preserved and not ‘airbrushed’ for modern audiences.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak says ‘don’t gobblefunk with language’ as he slams ‘airbrushing’ of Roald Dahl

PM opposes edits to children’s classics to remove material deemed offensive

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak weighs in on Roald Dahl censorship row: ‘Don’t gobblefunk around with words’

Downing Street speaks out as debate rages over removal of colourful language from some of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s books

Evening Standard

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OPINION - Roald Dahl censorship is a disaster for our children

SIR Salman Rushdie knows about upfront censorship: last year he was nearly killed by a man who said he disliked his views on Islam and he spent a decade in hiding after a fatwa from Iran.

Evening Standard

Why are Roald Dahl’s books being rewritten?

Publisher Puffin hired sensitivity readers to rewrite passages to edit out words such as ‘fat’ and ‘ugly’

Evening Standard

Race, weight and gender stripped out of Roald Dahl books to avoid offence

Augustus Gloop is no longer fat as Puffin Books confirmed it has rewritten the classics, removing references to issues such as weight and mental health

Wales Online

Salman Rushdie condemns ‘absurd censorship’ after Roald Dahl’s books rewritten

Content deemed offensive, such as references to weight, mental health, violence, gender and race, has been altered.

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Roald Dahl inclusive book edits prompt “absurd censorship” criticism from Salman Rushdie

"Roald Dahl was no angel but this is absurd censorship," Rushdie said.

Axios

Critics reject changes to Roald Dahl books as censorship

Critics are accusing the British publisher of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s books of censorship after it removed colorful language from works such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Matilda” to make them more acceptable to modern readers

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie leads criticism of ‘absurd’ Roald Dahl censorship

Author of ‘The Satanic Verses’ has condemned the changes in a message posted on social media

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie returns with morality tale where women are the saviours of humanity

FULL disclosure: I’m a Salman Rushdie fan. Is there a writer alive with a thousandth of this man’s bravery as he faces down the intolerance of…

The National (Scotland)

Salman Rushdie’s Victory City review: a storyteller at the height of his powers

Victory City is an epic chronicle of the rise and fall of Vijayanagar (the capital city of the historic southern Indian Vijayanagara empire), which acquires the name “Bisnaga” through ill-fated attempts at pronunciation by a Portuguese traveller.

The Conversation

Salman Rushdie is determined to have the last word

The novelist is still recovering from a knife attack last summer, but the loss of an eye won’t stop him writing about it

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent’s team of critics and editors select the best cultural things to do over the weekend

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Salman Rushdie triumphs with ‘Victory City’

"Victory City" by Salman Rushdie; Random House (352 pages, $30)

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Salman Rushdie recovering but still struggles to write after NY attack left him half-blind, traumatized

Author Salman Rushdie is making progress after an attack last August left him badly injured, but he’s still struggling to write, he said in his first interview since the incident.

Evening Standard

Tory grandees are split on Rishi Sunak’s election chances

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The Loop: Fears Türkiye earthquake toll to rise 'significantly', Australia braces for ninth rate rise, and 'sad' Ben Affleck dominates Grammys wrap-up — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

The Independent UK

‘What I actually look like’: Salman Rushdie shares first selfie since 2022 attack

Novelist was stabbed around 12 times in New York last year

Evening Standard

Sir Salman Rushdie tells of ‘gratitude’ in first interview since ‘colossal’ New York knife attack

The Indian-born British author suffered severe, life-changing injuries, including losing sight in one eye, following the attack

Wales Online

Sir Salman Rushdie says he finds it difficult to write in first interview since losing sight in one eye in stabbing

Sir Salman was left with several life-changing injuries in the attack

The Independent UK

Sir Salman Rushdie feels ‘gratitude’ in first interview since attack last year

The Indian-born British author suffered severe, life-changing injuries, including losing sight in one eye, following the attack in New York.

Daily Mirror

Salman Rushdie breaks silence after knife attack left author fighting for his life

Sir Salman Rushdie, who wrote the controversial novel The Satanic Verses, was attacked at the Chautauqua Institution in New York state on August 12 last year by 24-year-old Hadi Matar

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie reflects on nightmares and recovery after ‘colossal’ stabbing attack

‘I sit down to write, and nothing happens. I write, but it’s a combination of blankness and junk,’ author said

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