Sir Michael Morpurgo has warned publishers against rewriting classic books to suit modern sensibilities following a row over 'woke' edits to works of fictions by authors including .
The award-winning children's novelist, whose works include War Horse, Private Peaceful and Friend or Foe, argued that if publishers 'start nitpicking' language now deemed controversial they will 'never stop'.
In an interview with Times Radio today, Sir Michael said the focus should be to 'tell the same story' in a new way.
The 79-year-old's suggestions come amid a hot-button debate over rewrites that was sparked earlier this year after the books of Dahl, Agatha Christie and PG Wodehouse, as well as Ian Fleming's series, were edited to remove offensive language.
Sir Michael Morpurgo has warned publishers against rewriting classic books to suit modern sensibilities
His suggestions come amid debate over rewrites that was sparked earlier this year after books by Roald Dahl (stock photo) and others were edited to remove offensive language
Sir Michael argued that it is 'really important' that children read books and have an understanding of the time in which they were written. The author noted that over time society has de