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13th May 2023
09:53am BST

Hanks declared "we're all grown-ups here" when discussing the topic of rewriting books. (Credit: Getty Images)[/caption]
Hanks added: “Let me decide what I am offended by and not offended by. I would be against reading any book from any era that says, ”abridged due to modern sensitivities’.”
Hanks’ censorship comments come after Sir Michael Morpurgo last month warned publishers against rewriting classic books to suit modern sensibilities, saying if publishers “start nitpicking” language that is now deemed controversial they will “never stop”.
The award-winning children’s novelist, whose works include War Horse, Private Peaceful and Friend or Foe, argued it is “really important” that children read books and have an understanding of the time in which they were written.
The company that publishes Roald Dahl’s books – Penguin, under the Puffin label – said that an alternate classic collection will be released that will “keep the author’s classic text in print”.
The announcement came after a backlash from many who disagreed with the decision to rewrite the books.
Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels will also be rewritten in order to protect modern readers from the language in the original books.
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