James Bond books edited to remove racist references

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The original James Bond books from the 1950s and 1960s have been edited to remove racist terms. The new issues of Ian Fleming's famous novel series are set to be released in April to mark the 70th anniversary of Casino Royale, which was first published in spring 1953.

Published 3 months ago · London, United Kingdom

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The Guardian

James Bond novels to be reissued with racial references removed

The changes to the spy novels include the removal of the N-word and omitting references to the ethnicity of minor characters

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

James Bond books rewritten to remove ‘offensive’ references

Racial references have been removed from Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels following a sensitivity review.

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Express

James Bond falls to the wokery as Ian Fleming's books are edited

After the furore over the woke editing of Roald Dahl's books, it comes to light that Ian Fleming - the creator of James Bond - is the latest author to suffer the blue pencil.

3 months ago·United Kingdom

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Daily Mirror

James Bond books to be rewritten to remove offensive references

James Bond novels are set to be reissued this year after a team of sensitivity experts deemed some of author Ian Fleming's language 'offensive'

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

After Roald Dahl, James Bond Books Edited To Remove 'Offensive' References

Racist phrases have been removed from the original James Bond novels from the 1950s and 1960s following a sensitivity review, as per a report in the Telegraph. In April, fresh installments of Ian Fleming's well-known book series will be made available to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the author's first novel "Casino Royale", which was initially published in 1953. Terms such as the n-word, which featured in those decades have been edited in…

3 months ago·New Delhi, India

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Sydney Morning Herald

James Bond novels rewritten to remove some racial references

All of Ian Fleming’s espionage thrillers featuring 007, from Casino Royale to Octopussy, are to be reissued this northern spring to mark 70 years since the British spy first appeared on the page.

3 months ago·Sydney, Australia

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