![]() ![]() Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett ![]() With the exception of books by Alexandre Dumas, every classic they’ve picked was written by a white author:Īlice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll The reason they chose those 12 titles? They used artificial intelligence to identify books that didn’t explicitly describe the race or ethnicity of their primary characters. Faulkner describes as “literary blackface.” Their Diverse Editions collection, which launches today, simply slaps new covers “ protagonists as people of color” onto 12 American classics. Contemporary authors have been publishing their retellings for years, often introducing diverse casts of characters to traditionally white tales.īut instead of promoting books that champion inclusivity, Penguin Random House and Barnes & Noble have teamed up for a project resulting in what writer Rod T. From a gender-swapped Count of Monte Cristo to a Brooklyn-based Pride and Prejudice, novels that reimagine classic stories are a joy to read. ![]()
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