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Zymeri, Jeff (21 February 2023). "Salman Rushdie Blasts 'Absurd' Censorship of Roald Dahl". National Review. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023 . Retrieved 26 February 2023. In November 1962, Dahl's daughter Olivia died of measles encephalitis, age seven. Her death left Dahl "limp with despair", and feeling guilty about not having been able to do anything for her. [87] Dahl subsequently became a proponent of immunisation—writing " Measles: A Dangerous Illness" in 1988 in response to measles cases in the UK—and dedicated his 1982 book The BFG to his daughter. [88] [89] After Olivia's death and a meeting with a Church official, Dahl came to view Christianity as a sham. [90] In mourning he had sought spiritual guidance from Geoffrey Fisher, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, and was dismayed being told that, although Olivia was in Paradise, her beloved dog Rowley would never join her there. [90] Dahl recalled years later: Roald Dahl". www.roalddahl.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019 . Retrieved 23 April 2020. Sasser, Sanford Jr., ed. (1971). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aviation and Space. Vol.6. A.F.E. Press.

Roald Dahl's daughter on when "The BFG" was a bedtime story". www.cbsnews.com. 5 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022 . Retrieved 29 December 2022. Phillips, Catherine (13 September 2016). "Top ten best-selling Roald Dahl books revealed". Worcester News. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022 . Retrieved 1 October 2020. While his whimsical fantasy stories feature an underlying warm sentiment, they are often juxtaposed with grotesque, darkly comic and sometimes harshly violent scenarios. [10] [12] The Witches, George's Marvellous Medicine and Matilda are examples of this formula. The BFG follows, with the good giant (the BFG or "Big Friendly Giant") representing the "good adult" archetype and the other giants being the "bad adults". This formula is also somewhat evident in Dahl's film script for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Class-conscious themes also surface in works such as Fantastic Mr Fox and Danny, the Champion of the World where the unpleasant wealthy neighbours are outwitted. [76] [125] Nunis, Vivienne (18 August 2016). "Roald Dahl: As popular - and profitable - as ever". BBC World Service. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020 . Retrieved 23 September 2020.

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Think Twice about Roald Dahl". Lilith Magazine. 27 September 1998. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020 . Retrieved 14 October 2020. Roald Dahl, The Minpins Scarecrow of the BFG (the Big Friendly Giant) at a festival in Yorkshire. Many of Dahl's new words are spoken by the character. [129] de Castella, Tom (12 September 2011). "The darkness of Dahl". BBC News. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020 . Retrieved 23 September 2020. Dahl's childhood sweetshop and its influence on his books". BBC News. 13 September 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017 . Retrieved 8 October 2022. a b Sherwood, Harriet (6 December 2020). "Roald Dahl's family apologises for his antisemitism". The Observer. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020 . Retrieved 8 December 2020.

Roald Dahl (British author)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015 . Retrieved 16 September 2014. Genuinely scary for small children, this story of a loveable giant is just as effective today as it was when i read it as a child. Mother: Sofie Dahl {influence upon} Roald Dahl". Archived from the original on 5 December 2014 . Retrieved 16 September 2014.

Some of Dahl's short stories are supposed to be extracts from the diary of his (fictional) Uncle Oswald, a rich gentleman whose sexual exploits form the subject of these stories. [117] In his novel My Uncle Oswald, the uncle engages a temptress to seduce 20th century geniuses and royalty with a love potion secretly added to chocolate truffles made by Dahl's favourite chocolate shop, Prestat of Piccadilly, London. [117] Memories with Food at Gipsy House, written with his wife Felicity and published posthumously in 1991, was a mixture of recipes, family reminiscences and Dahl's musings on favourite subjects such as chocolate, onions and claret. [118] [119] Maunder, Andrew (2007). The Facts on File Companion to the British Short Story. Infobase. ISBN 978-0-8160-7496-9. Higgins, Charlotte (31 January 2006). "From Beatrix Potter to Ulysses... what the top writers say every child should read". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014 . Retrieved 16 September 2014.

a b "Roald Dahl on the death of his daughter". The Telegraph. No.3 February 2015. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015 . Retrieved 3 April 2018.Liukkonen, Petri. "Roald Dahl". Books and Writers (kirjasto.sci.fi). Finland: Kuusankoski Public Library. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Wes Anderson Speaks Out Against Roald Dahl Book Censorship in Venice". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 3 September 2023.

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