![]() ![]() Ian Fleming Publications Ltd commissioned a review by “ sensitivity readers ”, which follows how the Roald Dahl oeuvre recently underwent a similar review and subsequent pruning in order to make the texts more inclusive.Įuronews Culture spoke to Andrew Lycett, Ian Fleming’s biographer and author of the definitive Ian Fleming biography, ‘Ian Fleming’, to get his opinion on the recent changes planned by the UK publishing house and whether this form of censorship is the adequate way to celebrate the publication of Fleming’s oeuvre.Įuronews Culture: We’ve seen the news of the Roald Dahl books being re-edited recently and now the Ian Fleming James Bond books are being revised to accommodate 21st century sensitivities. ![]() The James Bond you may appreciate today on film is far from the secret agent put on page by British author Ian Fleming.įor the 70th anniversary of the publication of the first James Bond book, ‘Casino Royale’, Ian Fleming’s spy novels are to be republished and re-edited this year to accommodate 21st century sensitivities and remove content seen as offensive. ![]()
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