Roald Dahl

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born

September 13, 1916 in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales, The United Kingdom

died

November 23, 1990

gender

male

website

http://www.roalddahl.com

genre

Children's Books, Nonfiction, Short Stories

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Roald Dahl (13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Norwegian descent, who rose to prominence in the 1940s with works for both children and adults, and became one of the world's bestselling authors.

Dahl's first published work, inspired by a meeting with C. S. Forester, was Shot Down Over Libya. Today the story is published as "A Piece of Cake". The story, about his wartime adventures, was bought by the Saturday Evening Post for $900, and propelled him into a career as a writer. Its title was inspired by a highly inaccurate and sensationalized article about the crash that blinded him, which claimed he had been shot down instead of simply having to land because...more

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Books by Roald Dahl

Average rating: 4.01 · 574,366 ratings · 20,619 reviews · 353 distinct works

	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 4.02 avg rating — 113,598 ratings — published 1964 — 171 editions	My rating:
	Matilda by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator) 4.20 avg rating — 99,574 ratings — published 1988 — 109 editions	My rating:
	James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 81,939 ratings — published 1961 — 97 editions	My rating:
	The Witches by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator) 4.07 avg rating — 57,397 ratings — published 1983 — 75 editions	My rating:
	The BFG by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator) 4.15 avg rating — 56,977 ratings — published 1982 — 66 editions	My rating:
	The Twits by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator) 3.83 avg rating — 22,966 ratings — published 1980 — 50 editions	My rating:
	Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator 3.55 avg rating — 23,651 ratings — published 1972 — 65 editions	My rating:
	Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 16,387 ratings — published 1970 — 95 editions	My rating:
	Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator) 4.00 avg rating — 12,829 ratings — published 1975 — 64 editions	My rating:
	Boy by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator) 4.01 avg rating — 12,346 ratings — published 1984 — 48 editions	My rating:

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Charlie Bucket (2 books)
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Quotes by Roald Dahl

“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.”
― Roald Dahl

tags: believe , glittering-eyes , hidden , magic , secrets , unlikely-places , watch , world

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“Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.”
― Roald Dahl

3,983 people liked it

“So, please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install, a lovely bookcase on the wall.”
― Roald Dahl

tags: books , humor , television

2,167 people liked it

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Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl

9 votes, 50.0%

The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History by John M. Barry

6 votes, 33.3%

Goodbye to All That by Robert Graves

3 votes, 16.7%

The Great Depression: A Diary by Benjamin Roth

0 votes, 0.0%

18 total votes

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