Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter.
Born in north Cardiff, Wales, to Norwegian parents, Dahl served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, in which he became a flying ace and intelligence agent. He rose to prominence in the 1940s with works for both children and adults, and became one of the world's bestselling authors. His short stories are known for their unexpected endings, and his children's books for their unsentimental, often very dark humour. (Source.)
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Children's fiction, Fiction, short story, Short stories, English literature, short stories, Juvenile fiction, Literature, horror, cyanide, fiction, Humorous stories, Fiction, short stories (single author), alibi, black comedy, detectives, Cadillacs, Children's stories, World War II, cannibalism, pawnbrokers, Oenophilia, Short horror story, beekeepers, grubsPlaces
London, Paris, New York, Cambridge, Eton College, New York City, Jamaica, Buckinghamshire, Chelsea, Mike Schofield's house, England, Baltimore, Bristol Hotel, Buenos Aires, Cannes, Céret, India, Le Havre, Great Britain, British Empire, Arabia, Cairo, Europe, Greece, SyriaPeople
Billy Weaver, Christopher Mulholland, Gregory W. Temple, Claud, Eugene Foster, Mrs Foster, Mary Maloney, Patrick Maloney, Carlos, Bert, Cyril Boggis, Rummins, Albert Taylor, Louise Schofield, Mabel Taylor, Mike Schofield, Richard Pratt, narrator, Colonel, Miss Pulteney, Mrs. Bixby, George, Lady Birdwell, Landy, Mary PearlTime
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- OLID: OL34184A
- ISNI: 0000000121468188
- VIAF: 108159131
- Wikidata: Q25161
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q25161
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- ROALD. DAHL
- roald dahl
- ロアルド・ダール
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