FOUR POINTS ON ROALD DAHL

                                          

1.    Roald Dahl (1916-90) is a masterful story-teller, who spent his life in Norway and Britain. He was educated in England.

2.    He served as an RAF pilot during the Second World War, after which he began his writing career.

3.    His works include JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH, CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, THE MAGIC FINGER, MATILDA and THE TWITS.

4.    He was awarded the 1983 Whit bread Award and the Boston Globe-Horn Books Award for excellence in Children’s Literature in 1985.