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Roald Dahl

ロアルド・ダール

Rōarudo Dāru

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1916-09-13 （Cardiff）
Died
1990-11-23 （Oxford） age 74
Nationality
British
Languages
English, Norwegian
Religion
Lutheran
Residence History
Cardiff → Great Missenden

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Poet, Screenwriter, Fighter pilot
Active Years
1942-1990
Affiliations
Royal Air Force
Influenced By
Beatrix Potter, Rudyard Kipling, Charles Dickens
Influenced
J.K. Rowling

Education

Repton School
General
Period: 1929-1934
Year of Graduation: 1934
Country: United Kingdom
Boarding school

Awards

World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement
1983
Organization: World Fantasy Award Foundation
Result: 受賞
British Book Awards Children's Author of the Year
1990
Organization: British Book Awards
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

1964 Children's literature

Poor boy Charlie explores a magical chocolate factory.

PovertyImaginationGreed
Adaptations
  • [Film] Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory / Mel Stuart (1971)

Matilda

1988 Children's literature

Genius girl Matilda fights her cruel headmistress.

IntelligenceAbuseJustice
Adaptations
  • [Musical] Matilda the Musical (2010)
  • [Film] Matilda / Danny DeVito (1996)

The BFG

1982 Children's literature

The Big Friendly Giant prevents nightmares.

FriendshipDreamsGiants
Adaptations
  • [Film] The BFG / Steven Spielberg (2016)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
SatiricalGrotesqueUnexpected endings
Recurring Motifs
Cruel adultsClever childrenBlack humour

Health

  • Myelodysplastic syndrome
    1990年
    Cause of death.

Legacy

One of the greatest children's storytellers of the 20th century. Books sold over 300 million copies worldwide.

Museums

  • Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre Great Missenden Opened in 2005

In Popular Culture

  • Many works adapted into films.

Quotes

  • Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.
    Source: The Minpins (1991)

Trivia

  • Born to Norwegian parents.
  • WWII flying ace.