Roald Dahl books edited to remove offensive language, ‘fat’ references

Critics reject changes to Roald Dahl books as 'absurd censorship'

Puffin Books removed colorful language from works such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Matilda” for modern audiences.

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. A review of new editions of Dahl’s books now available in bookstores…

Critics reject Roald Dahl book changes as censorship

Critics are rejecting some Roald Dahl changes as censorship. The language has been adjusted in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Matilda."

Critics reject Roald Dahl book changes as censorship

Augustus Gloop, Charlie's gluttonous antagonist in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," which originally was published in 1964, is no longer "enormously fat," just "enormous."

Critics reject Roald Dahl book changes as censorship

Critics are rejecting some Roald Dahl changes as censorship. The language has been adjusted in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Matilda."

Critics reject Roald Dahl book changes as censorship

Augustus Gloop, Charlie's gluttonous antagonist in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," which originally was published in 1964, is no longer "enormously fat," just "enormous."