Roald Dahl: Biography Main Points

• Roald Dahl is one of the renowned authors.
• Dahl was named after a Norwegian scientist.
• Roald spent his boyhood in Oslo, Norway.
• His father died when he was four.

Roald Dahl: Life

• Dahl’s initial school was Llandaff Cathedral School.
• Roald finished his education at Repton.
• Roald became Shell Petroleum Corporation member operative.
• Dahl became a pilot in Royal Force.

Work

• Roald works was influenced by inducing events.
• Dahl ‘s wedding actress Patricia was another factor.
• Dahl started making bedtime tales for children.
• Constructing night tales was Dahls ideal training.

Professional Path

• Forester influenced Roald’s works.
• Dahl produced more than 30 children literature books (Roald Dahl Biography).
• Majored in short stories, poems and screenplays.
• Dahl’s books featured youngsters and monstrous adults.

Example of Books

• Children stories would bring an enduring reputation.
• Darkly comedic quality distinguished his writings.
• An example is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
• The protagonist were younger children in his work.

Example of Books

• Esio Trot is a book about love.
• Mr. Hoppy was in love with Mrs. Silver.
• Fantastic Mr. Fox is a story about starvation
• Mr. Fox help the underground animals to get food
• Mr. Fox was rather clever

Styles

• Dahl used Cubism artistic movement in writings.
• Roald style was lighthearted and addressed youngsters.
• Roald employed different figures of speech titles.
• Dahl demonstrated high creativity in his narratives.

Style and Genres

• Children’s fiction

  • 1943 – The Gremlins
• Children’s poetry

  • 1983 – Dirty Beast
• Adult fiction

  • 1986 – Two Fables
• Non-fiction

  • 1946 – The Mildenhall Treasure (Facts about Roald Dahl books)

Information on Awards

• Children’s Librarians Award in 1972
• Surrey School Award in 1973 and 1975
• Nene Award in 1978 (Awards)

Information on Awards

• Roald tremendous work bolstered him to win awards till the year.
• Interestingly of accolades were awarded to him posthumously.

Interesting Facts About Roald Dahl

• Roald Dahl is an experienced moviegoer.
• Roald Dahl had his own writer’s hut.
• Roald Dahl had the same pair of shoes as the “BFG.”
• Roald Dahl was a particular fan of wordplay and malapropisms.

Facts About Roald Dahl

• The Ronald Dahl books can be found at amazon.com.
• The Ronald Dahl Fans.com website is dedicated to Roald Dahl fans.