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Roald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. His first moment of inspiration came when he was at boarding school, when a local chocolate factory invited pupils to trial new chocolate bars - 35 years later, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was published. He went on to write many more stories, including ...
Feb 18, 2020 · The Memorable Author of Iconic Children's Novels. British author Roald Dahl, circa 1971. Roald Dahl (September 13, 1916–November 23, 1990) was a British writer. After serving in the Royal Air Force during World War II, he became a world-famous author, particularly due to his best-selling books for children.
Sep 20, 2010 · Roald Dahl is best known for his children's stories. His first -- and arguably his most famous -- was James and the Giant Peach, published in 1961, when Dahl was already in his mid-40s.. But prior ...
Roald Dahl Biography. Roald Dahl was born on September 13, 1916 in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales, to Norwegian immigrants Harald and Sofie Dahl. He grew up speaking Norwegian at home with his parents and sisters. When Dahl was three years old, he lost his older sister Astri to appendicitis, and then weeks later his father died of pneumonia.
Roald Dahl. 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.
Roald Dahl. Některá data mohou pocházet z datové položky. Roald Dahl ( 13. září 1916 Llandaff, Cardiff — 23. listopadu 1990 Great Missenden) byl britský romanopisec, povídkář a scenárista norského původu, který se do popředí dostal ve čtyřicátých letech 20. století a stal se jedním z nejprodávanějších autorů na ...
May 23, 2023 · Roald Dahl was an unpleasant man who wrote macabre books – and yet children around the world adore them. Perhaps this shouldn’t surprise us, writes Hephzibah Anderson.
