Author: Roald Dahl

Born: September 13, 1916
Died: November 23, 1990

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Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Norwegian descent, who rose to prominence in the 1940's with works for both children and adults, and became one of the world's bestselling authors.
He also had a successful parallel career as the writer of macabre adult short stories, usually with a dark sense of humor and a surprise ending.
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"The Way Up to Heaven"
First published in 2004
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"The Vicar of Nibbleswicke"
First published in 1991
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"The Minpins"
First published in 1991
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"Esio Trot"
First published in 1990
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"Rhyme Stew"
First published in 1989
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"Matilda"
First published in 1988
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"Going Solo"
First published in 1986
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"Boy"
First published in 1984
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"The Witches"
First published in 1983
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"Dirty Beasts"
First published in 1983
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"Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories"
First published in 1983
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"The BFG"
First published in 1982
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"The Umbrella Man and Other Stories"
First published in 1982
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"Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes"
First published in 1982
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"George's Marvelous Medicine"
First published in 1981
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"The Twits"
First published in 1980
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"Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected"
First published in 1979
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"Tales of the Unexpected"
First published in 1979
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"My Uncle Oswald"
First published in 1979
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"The Enormous Crocodile"
First published in 1978
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"The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More"
First published in 1977
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"The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar"
First published in 1977
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"Danny the Champion of the World"
First published in 1975
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"Switch Bitch"
First published in 1974
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"Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator"
First published in 1972
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"Fantastic Mr. Fox"
First published in 1970
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"Georgy Porgy"
First published in 1970
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"The Last Act"
First published in 1966
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"The Magic Finger"
First published in 1966
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"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
First published in 1964
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"Genesis and Catastrophe"
First published in 1962
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"James and the Giant Peach"
First published in 1961
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"Kiss Kiss"
First published in 1959
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"Pig"
First published in 1959
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"William and Mary"
First published in 1959
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"Parson's Pleasure"
First published in 1958
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"Lamb to the Slaughter"
First published in 1953
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"Someone Like You"
First published in 1953
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"Poison"
First published in 1950
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"Sometime Never"
First published in 1948
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"Man from the South"
First published in 1948
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"The Mildenhall Treasure"
First published in 1946
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"A Piece of Cake"
First published in 1944
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"The Visitor"
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"The Hitchhiker"
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"The Three Little Pigs"
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"Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf"
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"Lucky Break"
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"Growing Up Stories"
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"Disenchantments"
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"Royal Jelly"
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"The Landlady"
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"Funny Stories"
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"A Taste of the Unexpected"
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"Galloping Foxley"
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"The Sound Machine"
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"Edward the Conqueror"
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"The Champion of the World"
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"Dip in the Pool"
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"Madame Rosette"
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"They Shall Not Grow Old"
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"Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat"
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"Death of an Old Old Man"
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"Only This"
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"Collected Stories"
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"The Best of Roald Dahl"
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"More Tales of the Unexpected"
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