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This decision was made by James Prichard, Christie's great-grandson and head of the company owning her literary rights, to align the French edition with modern sensibilities and long-standing English-language versions like . Key Changes to the Novel
The title was updated to reflect the 1940 US edition's name, And Then There Were None , translated as Ils étaient dix . Dix petits nГЁgres
The word nègre , which appeared 74 times in the original French translation, has been replaced with soldat ( soldier ) in current editions. This decision was made by James Prichard, Christie's
In 2020, the French title of Agatha Christie's famous mystery novel, originally ( Ten Little Niggers ), was officially changed to Ils étaient dix ( They Were Ten ) . And Then There Were None
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