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Subject: Author Lists: Roald Dahl
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Date: 17 Aug 90 07:00:19 GMT
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Roald (pronounced "Roo-aal") Dahl writes two different types of stories:
his adult and his children's stories.  His adult stories are generally
Alfred Hitchcock mixed with a dash of the Twilight Zone.  Witty, macabre,
and with a surprise ending, they are great reads that often contain some
fantasy element.

His children's books aren't that far from his adult novels.  Although
written for children, they have a wicked sense of humor that real children
find delightful.  I am reminded of the cartoons of Charles Addams, or (to a
lesser degree) Edward Gorey.  His most famous work, "Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory" was successfully filmed as "Willy Wonka and the
Chocolate Factory" (even if the film was slightly sanitized).  And "The
Witches" was recently filmed (to be released shortly in the U.S.A.) and I
look forward to seeing it.  Another favorite is "George's Marvelous
Medicine", for very few authors would let George do what he does (no
spoilers).

[C] == Story Collection.
[J] == The book is for juveniles (however you define them).
[NF] == Non-Fiction.
[NSF] == Not SF.
[O] == Omnibus.  Includes other books.
rev == Revision of the other book.

/John

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Dahl, Roald [U.K., U.S.A., 9/13/1916- ]
    Twenty-nine Kisses from Roald Dahl [1969] [C] [O]
        Kiss, Kiss [1960] [C]
        Someone Like You [1953, 1961] [C]
    Over to You [1946] [C] [NSF] [aviation stories]
    Sometime Never [1948] [rev of "The Gremlins"]
    Selected Stories [1970] [O]
    Switch Bitch [1974] [C]
    The Best of Roald Dahl [1978] [C]
    Taste [1979] [C]
    Tales of the Unexpected [1979] [C]
    More Tales of the Unexpected [1980] [C]
    My Uncle Oswald [1980]
    Roald Dahl's Completely Unexpected Tales [1986] [C]
    Two Fables [1987]
    Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life [1990] [C]

    The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Mr. Willy Wonka [1978] [O] [J]
        Charlie and the Chocolate Factory [1964, 1973] [J]
        Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator [1972] [J]
    The Gremlins [1943] [J]
    James and the Giant Peach [1961] [J]
    The Magic Finger [1966] [J]
    Fantastic Mr. Fox [1970] [J]
    Danny: The Champion of the World [1975] [J]
    The Enormous Crocodile [1976] [J]
    The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More [1977] [C] [J]
    The Twits [1980] [J]
    George's Marvelous Medicine [1981] [J]
    The BFG [1982] [J]
    The Witches [1983] [J]
    Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes [1983] [J]
    Boy [1984] [J] [NF] [Autobiography]
    Dirty Beasts [1984] [J]
    The Giraffe & the Pelly & Me [1985] [J]
    Going Solo [1986] [J]
    Matilda [1988] [J]