James Bond books to be rewritten
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The sanitisation of literary works from the past continues.
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/b...
Years from now, people will wonder why there was ever considered to be a problem, given that all the literature from the past shows everyone being terribly right on, even back in the fifties and sixties.
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/b...
Years from now, people will wonder why there was ever considered to be a problem, given that all the literature from the past shows everyone being terribly right on, even back in the fifties and sixties.
On first meeting the baddie:
"It was clear from the outset, (insert baddie here) was a victim of the Tory Government and the Imperialist empire"
"Bond thought again. Mr Big was a major employer of disadvantaged black men, afterall..."
On Goldfinger
"Reigned in the the velvet claw of the disc brakes, Bond allowed a wry smile as the regen braking icon on the on-board infotainment showed an extra mile of range"
"It was clear from the outset, (insert baddie here) was a victim of the Tory Government and the Imperialist empire"
"Bond thought again. Mr Big was a major employer of disadvantaged black men, afterall..."
On Goldfinger
"Reigned in the the velvet claw of the disc brakes, Bond allowed a wry smile as the regen braking icon on the on-board infotainment showed an extra mile of range"
This has become a marketing tool of publishers now. They announce that they’re releasing an updated version of the books, attract a whole load of publicity then announce that they’ll reissue the original books as well in a special edition.
As long as people keep falling for it they’ll keep doing it.
As long as people keep falling for it they’ll keep doing it.
rohrl said:
This has become a marketing tool of publishers now. They announce that they’re releasing an updated version of the books, attract a whole load of publicity then announce that they’ll reissue the original books as well in a special edition.
As long as people keep falling for it they’ll keep doing it.
Yep. Fortunately for them stupidity is plentiful.As long as people keep falling for it they’ll keep doing it.
jimmyjimjim said:
Tango13 said:
anonymoususer said:
They will crap themselves when they get to The Spy Who Loved Me
They'll need to work out a new title for chapter V of Live and Let Die first.
It must be enormously commercially appealing, given Bond is a modern character too, to make the Fleming books more attractive to modern audiences.
I’ve just finished reading Goldfinger and the racism in that is pretty awful.
I’d be interested to know if translations of the books have been been sanitised to remove some of the more obvious racist language - Live and Let Die has been mentioned for example.
I’ve just finished reading Goldfinger and the racism in that is pretty awful.
I’d be interested to know if translations of the books have been been sanitised to remove some of the more obvious racist language - Live and Let Die has been mentioned for example.
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