, an Indian judge demanding his breakfast no longer does so with an “Indian temperament” but simply with a “temper”.įinally, in this same work, the newspaper reports that the word “indigenous” has been replaced by “local”. This is the case with the expression “beautiful white teeth”In the same book, the description of a woman with “a torso of black marble” was erased. The term “oriental” has disappeared, references to the Nubian people – inhabitants of the region linking northern Sudan to southern Egypt – have been deleted fromĬertain completely banal formulas have likewise been erased in In addition to paragraph cuts, certain vocabulary words have been modified or even deleted. It becomes in the new edition: “They come back and look, and look.Īnd I don't think I really like children." Other sentences have simply been rewritten for no apparent reason.įrom 1937, Mrs Allerton's character complains about a gang of children harassing her and explains "they come back and look, and look, and their eyes are just disgusting, and so are their noses, and I don't believe that I really love children.” In the same book, a young woman having "a gypsy style" simply becomes a "young woman". , Agatha Christie's first novel published in 1920, when Hercule Poirot points out that a character is "Jew", the word no longer appears in the new version. Thus, any mention made of a black, Jewish or gypsy person was cut off. 's investigations and some novels with Hercule Poirot have therefore been created.Īccording to the newspaper, these versions include many changes in the texts published between 19, in particular concerning descriptions, insults and ethnic references. , The Adventures of Detectives Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot, which are due to be published or have been published since 2020, have been rewritten and edited by Harper Collins to remove any potentially offensive language. Something new in the land of sensitivity readers.Īfter Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming, it is Agatha Christie's turn to be in the sights of these outrage professionals.
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