Name: Boy: Tales of Childhood
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Author: Dahl, Roald ; Blake, Quentin
ISBN: 9780142413814

Type

Physical Book

Author

Roald Dahl

Illustrated by

Quentin Blake

Publisher

Viking Books for Young Readers

Year

2009

Language

English

Pages

192

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.3 x 12.7 x 1.5 cm

Weight

0.14 kg.

ISBN

014241381X

ISBN13

9780142413814

Edition No.

Synopsis "Boy: Tales of Childhood "

Find out where the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG got all his wonderful story ideas in this autobiographical account of his childhood! From his own life, of course! As full of excitement and the unexpected as his world-famous, best-selling books, Roald Dahl's tales of his own childhood are completely fascinating and fiendishly funny. Did you know that Roald Dahl nearly lost his nose in a car accident? Or that he was once a chocolate candy tester for Cadbury's? Have you heard about his involvement in the Great Mouse Plot of 1924? If not, you don't yet know all there is to know about Roald Dahl. Sure to captivate and delight you, the boyhood antics of this master storyteller are not to be missed!

Roald Dahl

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(Wales, 1916 - Oxford, 1990) Roald was born into a wealthy family of Norwegian origin. At the age of four, he lost his father and at seven, he came into contact with the strict British educational system, which he reflected in books like Matilda and Boy. After finishing high school, he started working at the Shell company in Africa, where he was caught by the Second World War. After brief training, he became a pilot for the Royal Air Force. He was assigned to Washington, where he began writing about his war adventures. His foray into the world of children's literature was motivated by the stories he told his four children. His first work was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He also wrote scripts for movies and some of his works have been adapted into films.

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