Editing The Exorcist (novel) (section)

==Editions==
[[Cemetery Dance Publications|Cemetery Dance]] published a special omnibus edition of ''The Exorcist'' and its sequel ''[[Legion (Blatty novel)|Legion]]'' in October 2010, signed by Blatty ({{ISBN|978-1587672118}}). A limited edition of 750 copies (with an additional 52 leatherbound copies), it is now [[out of print]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cemeterydance.com/page/CDP/PROD/blatty02 |title=Cemetery Dance Publications: The Exorcist and Legion (Special Edition) |publisher=Cemeterydance.com |date=December 22, 2010 |access-date=March 31, 2014 |archive-date=July 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706201510/http://www.cemeterydance.com/page/CDP/PROD/blatty02 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In September 2011, ''The Exorcist'' was re-released as a 40th Anniversary Edition in paperback, hardcover and audiobook editions with differing cover artwork. This new, updated edition featured and revised material, as Blatty writes: "The 40th Anniversary Edition of ''The Exorcist'' will have a touch of new material in it as part of an all-around polish of the dialogue and prose. It also features all new cover artwork and interiors by the artist [[Jeremy Caniglia]]. First time around I never had the time (meaning the funds) to do a second draft, and this, finally, is it. With forty years to think about it, a few little changes were inevitable&nbsp;— plus one new character in a totally new, very spooky scene. This is the version I would like to be remembered for".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.theninthconfiguration.com/#aug32011 |title=TheNinthConfiguration.com – Further 40th Details |access-date=July 11, 2022 |archive-date=August 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803055442/https://www.theninthconfiguration.com/#aug32011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Translations===
The novel was translated into many languages including Spanish and Bengali. The Bengali translation was done by the late popular Bangladeshi novelist and screenwriter [[Humayun Ahmed]].