1954 photograph of Roald Dahl by Carl van Vechten.
Roald Dahl (September 13, 1916 - November 23, 1990) was an author born in Britain to two Norwegian parents. His works include novels and short stories for adults, plays, poetry and non-fiction, including four volumes of autobiography. He is best known for his children's books, which include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Twits, The BFG and The Enormous Crocodile. He is also known for writing the screenplays of the films Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and You Only Live Twice , both based on works by Ian Fleming.
Dahl held strongly antisemitic views for which his family apologized after his death.
Works[]
Novels[]
- The Gremlins (1943)
- Sometime Never: A Fable for Supermen (1948)
- James and the Giant Peach (1961)
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964)
- The Magic Finger (1966)
- Fantastic Mr Fox (1970)
- Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (1972)
- Danny, the Champion of the World (1975)
- The Enormous Crocodile (1978)
- My Uncle Oswald (1979)
- The Twits (1980)
- George's Marvellous Medicine (1981)
- The BFG (1982)
- The Witches (1983)
- The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me (1985)
- Matilda (1988)
- Esio Trot (1990)
- The Vicar of Nibbleswicke (1991)
- The Minpins (1991)
Apart from Sometime Never: A Fable for Supermen and My Uncle Oswald, all the novels are aimed at children.
Short story collections[]
- Over to You: Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying (1946)
- Someone Like You (1953)
- Kiss Kiss (1960)
- Twenty-Nine Kisses from Roald Dahl (1969)
- Switch Bitch (1974)
- The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More (1977)
- The Best of Roald Dahl (1978)
- Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
- More Tales of the Unexpected (1980)
- A Roald Dahl Selection: Nine Short Stories (1980)
- Two Fables (1986)
- Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life: The Country Stories of Roald Dahl (1989)
- The Roald Dahl Treasury (1997)
Apart from The Roald Dahl Treasury, all the short story anthologies are aimed at adults.
Poems for children[]
- Revolting Rhymes (1982)
- Dirty Beasts (1983)
- Rhyme Stew (1989)
- Songs and Verse (2005)
- Vile Verses (2005)
Plays[]
- The Honeys (1955)
- The BFG: Plays for Children (1976)
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: A Play (1976)
- James and the Giant Peach: A Play (1982)
- Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator: A Play (1984)
- Fantastic Mr. Fox: A Play (1987)
Books edited[]
Non-fiction[]
- Boy: Tales of Childhood (1984)
- Going Solo (1986)
- Measles, a Dangerous Illness (1988)
- Memories with Food at Gipsy House (1991), republished in 1996 as Roald Dahl's Cookbook
- Roald Dahl's Guide to Railway Safety (1991)
- The Dahl Diary 1992 (1991)
- My Year (1993)
- The Roald Dahl Diary 1997 (1996)
- The Mildenhall Treasure (1999), originally published in The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More