Roald Dahl: Teller of the Unexpected: A BiographyA New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice From one of our finest literary biographers comes a brilliant biography of Roald Dahl: the much-loved author and creator of countless iconic literary characters. Roald Dahl was one of the world's greatest storytellers. He conceived his vocation as as that of any fearless explorer and, in his writing for children, he was able to tap into a child's viewpoint throughout his life. He crafted tales that were exotic in scenario, frequently invested with a moral, and filled with vibrant characters that endure in public imagination to the present day. In this brand-new biography, Matthew Dennison re-evaluates the traditional narrative surrounding Dahl—that of school sporting hero, daredevil pilot, and wartime spy-turned-author—and examines surviving primary resources as well as Dahl's extensive literary output to tell the story of a man who identified as a rule-breaker, an iconoclast, and a romantic—both insider and outsider, war hero and child's friend. |
Common terms and phrases
adult Alfred Knopf Alild Ann Watkins aer aerwards Beatrix Potter British C. S. Forester Charles Marsh Charlie child childhood children’s books children’s ction Chocolate Factory claimed coloured Complete Short Stories ctional Dahl to Soe Dahl’s Marvellous Medicine Danny the Champion daughter decade diary Disney eo’s excitement Fantastic Mr Fox father garden Geoffrey Fisher George’s Giant Peach Gipsy House Going Solo Gremlins gures Harald husband Ibid Ideas Book later letters Liccy Liccy’s London Love from Boy Magdalene’s marriage Matilda Minpins mother Norwegian Olivia’s death oen P. L. Travers Pat’s Patricia Neal published Puffin reprint Quentin Blake RDMSC readers Repton Roald Dahl Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Roald described Roald wrote Roald’s story school essay Sheila St Lawrence Short Stories Volume sisters Soe Magdalene Soe Magdalene Dahl St Peter’s Storyteller Sturrock success suggested Tessa Dahl told Treglown Uncle Oswald unhappiness wife Witches writing hut ying