Ian Fleming Publications unveiled a “new look” for Fleming’s Bond books and other works.
The announcement came shortly after IFP said it was scrubbing offensive bits from the author’s James Bond novels. That move stirred controversy about being “woke” and censorship.
In today’s announcement, IFP said Webb & Webb Design Ltd. had come up with new covers.
Besides Fleming’s James Bond works, IFP unveiled new covers for The Diamond Smugglers and Thrilling Cities.
Footnote: Thrilling Cities caused Ian Fleming to (briefly) become involved with The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Fleming would co-create the character of Napoleon Solo before abandoning the project under pressure from Bond producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman.
IFP has mostly ignored Fleming’s involvement with the TV project. Fleming sold his interest in U.N.C.L.E. for 1 British pound. IFP gets no money from U.N.C.L.E. as a result.
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Are these the editions where the text has been edited to not offend the younger generations?
Presumably.
Reblogged this on The mind is an unexplored country. and commented:
Actually, they’re not bad.
Don’t want any of the Nerfed versions. Ian Fleming was a snob and probably a bit racist, but he was a man of his time and it is an excellent window into the mind of a man at that time.