Published 1 year ago

Agatha Christie novels to be rewritten to battle modern sensitivities

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A number of Agatha Christie novels have been rewritten for modern sensitivities, with racist terms removed and passages of text amended. The news comes weeks after books by Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming were similarly edited following sensitivity reviews.

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The Guardian

Agatha Christie novels reworked to remove potentially offensive language

Poirot and Miss Marple mysteries have passages edited by sensitivity readers for latest HarperCollins editions

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Agatha Christie books to be rewritten for modern sensitivities

The N-word and the term ‘Oriental’ are among the language being removed from new editions

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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CNN

Agatha Christie's classic detective novels edited to remove potentially offensive language

Novels by "Queen of Crime" Agatha Christie are the latest classic works to be revised to remove racist references and other language considered offensive to modern audiences.

1 year ago·Atlanta, United States

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Sydney Morning Herald

Agatha Christie books the latest to have offensive material removed

Poirot and Miss Marple mysteries have had passages reworked or removed entirely to erase potentially offensive material.

1 year ago·Sydney, Australia

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NZ Herald

Agatha Christie thrillers latest to get modern makeover

Agatha Christie novels have been rewritten for modern sensitivities.

1 year ago·Auckland, New Zealand

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New York Post

Agatha Christie novels latest to cut ‘offensive’ language in woke purge

Several novels by Agatha Christie have become the most recent works of literature to be updated to remove racist references and language that may be seen as offensive to modern-day readers.

1 year ago·New York, United States

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