“The writer has to force himself to work. He
has to make his own hours and if he doesn't go to his desk at all there is
nobody to scold him.” ~ Roald Dahl
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Roald Dahl, born Sep 13, 1916 – Nov. 23, 1990 was a British fighter
pilot, short story writer, screenplay writer and novelist. His books have sold
over 250 million copies worldwide.
His awards
for contribution to literature include the 1983 World Fantasy Award for Life
Achievement, and the British Book
Awards' Children's Author of the
Year in 1990. In 2008, The
Times placed Dahl 16th on its
list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".
Dahl's
short stories are known for their unexpected endings and his children's books
for their unsentimental, macabre, often darkly
comic mood, featuring villainous
adult enemies of the child characters. His books champion the kind-hearted, and
feature an underlying warm sentiment. Dahl's works for children include James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The Witches, Fantastic Mr Fox, The BFG, The Twits and George's Marvellous Medicine.
His adult works include Tales
of the Unexpected.
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