British novelist Roald Dahl (1916 - 1990). Photo / Getty ImagesRoald Dahl's family has released a statement apologising for the author's anti-Semitic comments. Now the author's family together with the Roald Dahl Story Company have published a statement on the author's website. The statement reads: "The Dahl family and the Roald Dahl Story Company deeply apologise for the lasting and understandable hurt caused by some of Roald Dahl's statements. Photo / Supplied"Those prejudiced remarks are incomprehensible to us and stand in marked contrast to the man we knew and to the values at the heart of Roald Dahl's stories, which have positively impacted young people for generations."

Source: New Zealand Herald December 06, 2020 21:11 UTC