The decision has triggered controversy in the UK and among Bond fans around the world. "Some racial words likely to cause great offense now, and detract from a reader's enjoyment, have been altered, while keeping as close as possible to the original text and the period," the Fleming family said in a statement published on the company's website. This was announced by Ian Fleming Publications, the company managing the author's literary estate. Some outdated racist language and descriptions have been removed, among them the use of the N-word. To mark the first novel's 70th anniversary, the James Bond books are to be reissued in revised form. The book, published on April 13, 1953, introduced the world to British secret agent James Bond, code number 007, who would go on missions to defeat villains in a total of 14 books, which also served as the basis for a popular film franchise. It's 70 years since British author Ian Fleming published the first James Bond novel: "Casino Royale".
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