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Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter.

Born in north Cardiff, Wales, to Norwegian parents, Dahl served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, in which he became a flying ace and intelligence agent. He rose to prominence in the 1940s with works for both children and adults, and became one of the world's bestselling authors. His short stories are known for their unexpected endings, and his children's books for their unsentimental, often very dark humour. (Source.)

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Born 13 September 1916
Died 23 November 1990

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  • Cover of: Roald Dahl's dirty beasts

    Cover of edition roalddahlsdirtyb0000dahl Cover of edition dirtybeasts0000dahl Cover of edition dirtybeasts0000dahl_y6r1 Cover of edition dirtybeasts00dahl Cover of edition dirtybeasts0000dahl_h8v0 First published in 1983 — 27 editions
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  • Cover of: Someone like you

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  • Cover of: La grande entourloupe

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  • Cover of: Great Automatic Grammatizator: & Other Stories

    Cover of edition antologialosmejo0000dahl Cover of edition greatautomaticgr0000dahl_a2f7 Cover of edition greatautomaticgr0000dahl_c9s0 Cover of edition greatautomaticgr0000dahl Cover of edition greatautomaticgr0000dahl_f5k5 Cover of edition losmejoresrelato0000dahl Cover of edition umbrellamanother0000dahl_h3d1 Cover of edition umbrellamanother0000dahl Cover of edition umbrellamanother00dahl First published in 1982 — 20 editions
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  • Cover of: The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Willy Wonka

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  • Cover of: Over to You: Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying

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  • Cover of: Tales of the Unexpected

    Cover of edition talesofunexpecte0000dahl First published in 1979 — 16 editions
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  • Cover of: The vicar of Nibbleswicke

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  • Cover of: Alfred Hitchcock’s Spellbinders in Suspense

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  • Cover of: Relatos escalofriantes

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  • Cover of: The Collected Short Stories

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  • Cover of: The Roald Dahl Treasury

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  • Cover of: Rhyme Stew

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  • Cover of: Roald Dahl's Buch der Schauergeschichten.

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  • Cover of: Boy and Going Solo

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  • Cover of: Uncertain Endings: literature's greatest unsolved mystery stories

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  • Cover of: The Kingfisher Book of Classic Girl Stories

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  • Cover of: Hey! listen to this: stories to read aloud

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  • Cover of: Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories to be Read with the Door Locked

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  • Cover of: The Television Late-night Horror Omnibus

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Born 13 September 1916
Died 23 November 1990

Subjects

Fiction, Children's fiction, short story, Juvenile fiction, Short stories, short stories, Literature, cyanide, horror, English literature, fiction, Children's stories, Cadillacs, Fiction, short stories (single author), Humorous stories, alibi, black comedy, detectives, English fiction, beekeepers, grubs, pawnbrokers, royal jelly, English Short stories, Oenophilia

Places

London, Paris, Cambridge, New York, Eton College, Buckinghamshire, Chelsea, Jamaica, New York City, England, Mike Schofield's house, India, Baltimore, Bristol Hotel, Buenos Aires, Cannes, Céret, Le Havre, British Empire, Great Britain, Europe, Arabia, Cairo, Fleet Street, Greece

People

Billy Weaver, Christopher Mulholland, Gregory W. Temple, Claud, Eugene Foster, Mrs Foster, Bert, Carlos, Cyril Boggis, Mary Maloney, Patrick Maloney, Rummins, Albert Taylor, Mabel Taylor, Louise Schofield, Mike Schofield, Richard Pratt, Colonel, Landy, Mary Pearl, Miss Pulteney, Mrs. Bixby, William Pearl, narrator, Adolf Hitler (1889-1945)

Time

20th century, Autumn 1913, 1946, 1960s, 1975, 19th century, Antebellum era, 1941-45, 1890, 1861-65, 1944, 1950-, 20e siècle, Carnival, 1600s, 1961, 1981, 19e siecle, 2011, 20e siecle, 20th Century, ?, Siglo XX, Xian dai, carnival

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  • ROALD. DAHL
  • roald dahl
  • ロアルド・ダール

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June 23, 2024 Edited by gillian-faith added birth/death dates and Japanese spelling of name
August 26, 2023 Edited by Lisa merge authors
August 2, 2023 Edited by twistedangel18 Changed the author's name back to the right one.
August 1, 2023 Edited by Katelyn Igleharte Edited without comment.
April 21, 2023 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.