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Roald Dahl

Born

in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales, The United Kingdom

September 13, 1916

Died

November 23, 1990

Website

http://www.roalddahl.com

Genre

Children's Books, Literature & Fiction, Short Stories

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Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Norwegian descent, who rose to prominence in the 1940's 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 of low fuel.

His first children's book was The Gremlins, about ...more

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Average rating: 4.14 · 4,009,195 ratings · 119,194 reviews · 1,348 distinct works • Similar authors

	Matilda 4.33 avg rating — 877,975 ratings — published 1988 — 457 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1) by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator) 4.15 avg rating — 806,878 ratings — published 1964 — 634 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The BFG 4.23 avg rating — 459,160 ratings — published 1982 — 91 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	James and the Giant Peach 4.03 avg rating — 452,222 ratings — published 1961 — 340 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Witches 4.17 avg rating — 379,154 ratings — published 1983 — 299 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Twits by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator) 3.97 avg rating — 138,729 ratings — published 1980 — 236 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator) 4.07 avg rating — 126,948 ratings — published 1970 — 334 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket, #2) by Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrations) 3.68 avg rating — 106,496 ratings — published 1972 — 265 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	George's Marvellous Medicine 4.03 avg rating — 88,473 ratings — published 1981 — 235 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boy: Tales of Childhood (Roald Dahl's Autobiography, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 66,502 ratings — published 1984 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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