Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl September 13 1916 November 23 1990 was a British novelist short story writer poet screenwriter and fighter pilot His books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide Born in Wales to Norwegian immigrant parents Dahl served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War He became a flying ace and intelligence officer rising to the rank of acting wing commander He rose to prominence as a writer in the 1940s with works for both children and adults and he became one of the worlds bestselling authors He has been referred to as one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century His awards for contribution to literature include the 1983 World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement and the British Book Awards Childrens Author of the Year in 1990 In 2008 The Times placed Dahl 16th on its list of The 50 greatest British writers since 1945 Dahls short stories are known for their unexpected endings and his childrens books for their unsentimental macabre often darkly comic mood featuring villainous adult enemies of the child characters His books champion the kindhearted and feature an underlying warm sentiment Dahls works for children include James and the Giant Peach Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Matilda The Witches Fantastic Mr Fox The BFG The Twits and Georges Marvellous Medicine His adult works include Tales of the Unexpected Description above from the Wikipedia article Roald Dahl licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia