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Rewriting Classic Literature
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New edition of 'Huckleberry Finn' loses the N-word - USA Today
What is a word worth? According to Publishers Weekly, NewSouth Books' upcoming edition of Mark Twain's seminal novel "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" will remove all instances of the "n" word -- I'll give you a hint, it's not nonesuch -- present in the text and replace it with slave.
The word (which this newspaper does not print) appears 219 times. In its place, Twain scholar Alan Gribben of Auburn University is substituting "slave." He's also doing away with a slang term for Indians in the forthcoming edition from NewSouth Books.
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They will also replace the word injun.
I take offense to this. Mr. Twain is a part of the heritage of great literature. His words and story are his and should be made available. Now if they decide that there is a PC edition, I'm fine with that. I'd opt for the "Original Author's Edition" because I prefer the way that the artist originally created the work.
How do you feel about this?
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