His classic novels Ian Fleming that created his character James Bond are updated to remove outdated and racist expressions.

According to the Telegraph, all 14 of the Bond author’s books, starting with 1953’s Casino Royale and ending with 1966’s Octopussy and The Living Daylights, will be re-released by Ian Fleming in April with adjustments to words and phrases deemed offensive. , according to me appointed by the company “sensitivity readers”.

In a statement the publishing house claims that they would “follow Ian’s instructions” by first making “changes to Live and Let Die that he authorized”.

“Following Ian’s approach, we looked at the instances of many racist terms in the books and removed certain individual words or changed them to terms that are more acceptable today, but in keeping with the period in which the books were written,” he says.

Revisions were made to negative references to homosexuality and the misogynistic language used by the film character of secret agent 007.

Additionally, each book in the series will include the disclaimer: “This book was written in a time when terms and behaviors that might be considered offensive by modern readers were commonplace. Some updates have been made in this edition, while staying as close as possible to the original text and the period in which it is set.’