“Jim Knopf” publishing house decides: No N-word in Lummerland. New editions of the books ‘Jim Knopsf and Lukas the Engine Driver’ and “Jimknopf and the Wilde 13’ will be published on Saturday.
The story was criticized several years ago for its racist language. The term “N-word” is now used to describe a racist term for black people that was previously used in Germany. In addition, stereotypical descriptions have been reduced and foreign terms paraphrased.