Lawyers for Penguin's Indian arm requested changes and deletions across multiple chapters of Sonia Gandhi's memoir Belonging: A Journey of Love.
The negotiations reportedly collapsed after two months of talks.
Representatives said the publisher was seen as overly cautious and could create discrepancies with the global edition.
Penguin denied any external pressure and said it simply failed to reach an agreement.
The publisher said it respected Gandhi's decision to withdraw.
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The reporting broadly agrees that talks broke down over requested edits to Sonia Gandhi's memoir and that Penguin said it could not reach an agreement. It also agrees that the publisher said it respected her decision to withdraw.
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According to the neutral analysis, lawyers for Penguin's Indian arm requested changes and deletions across multiple chapters of Sonia Gandhi's memoir Belonging: A Journey of Love. The talks reportedly went from cordial to rough and collapsed after two months. Representatives said the publisher was seen as overly cautious and worried about discrepancies with the global edition. Penguin denied external pressure and said it simply failed to reach an agreement, adding that it respected Gandhi's decision to withdraw.
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According to sources, lawyers for Penguin's Indian arm requested changes and deletions across multiple chapters of Sonia Gandhi's memoir titled Belonging: A Journey of Love. The negotiations collapsed after two months because representatives felt the publisher was overly cautious and would create discrepancies with the global edition. The publisher denied external pressure, stating they simply failed to reach an agreement and respect the author's decision to withdraw.