News that enough of her novels Agatha Christie they have now been “corrected” to remove offensive language from their forthcoming re-releases, the British Telegraph recently reported. In particular, according to the publication, some parts of the mystery stories of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple (for example, “Crime on the Nile”, “Mystery of the Caribbean”) were reworked or completely removed to remove offensive references to the gender, race and color of characters or social groups. The goal is to make the books more friendly and “appropriate” to contemporary audiences around the world, while similar efforts have been made in the work of Roald Dahl and Ian Fleming.

“Blood of History”

Tonight (20.30) at the Ianos cafe, Metaichmio publishing house presents a new book by Dimitris Stefanakis called “The Minotaur”. Describing “the lives of people in whose veins the blood of History flows,” the author begins with Crete at the end of the 19th century and continues until the Second World War. For about half a century, the heroes of the novel have to cope with the trials that great events pose for the common man, whether he lives in Berlin, Paris of the interwar period, or in the villages of southern Crete. Journalist Kyriaki Beyoglu will talk to the author, and actress Olga Nikolaidou will read excerpts from the book.

Great John Woods

John E. Woods, award-winning translator of works by Thomas Mann and Arno Schmidt, has died at the age of 80. As it became known, Woods suffered from lung problems that caused his death, and he was also diagnosed with skin cancer. Woods has translated The Magic Mountain, Dr. Faust, Joseph and His Brothers, and others. and the beauty of the original,” Woods told The New Yorker in 2016.