

The Desecration of Dahl
Sterilising works of art and meddling with genius you couldn’t begin to replicate is like replacing Monet with Damian Hirst and then claiming what you lose in beauty, you gain in less discriminatory ink splats.
Sterilising works of art and meddling with genius you couldn’t begin to replicate is like replacing Monet with Damian Hirst and then claiming what you lose in beauty, you gain in less discriminatory ink splats.
In her impassioned speech, Camilla had called on writers to remain “unimpeded by those who may wish to curb the freedom of your expression or impose limits on your imagination.”
An elusive striving for inoffensive ‘inclusivity’ is behind the publisher’s decision to bring hundreds of changes to Dahl’s beloved works.