Quote by: Roald Dahl

My father was a Norwegian who came from a small town near Oslo. He broke his arm at the elbow when he was 14, and they amputated it.


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Author Bio


  • NameRoald Dahl
  • DescriptionBritish novelist, short story writer, poet, fighter pilot and screenwriter
  • BornSeptember 13, 1916
  • DiedNovember 21, 1990
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionWriter; Aviator; Screenwriter; Novelist; Autobiographer
  • WorksCharlie And The Chocolate Factory; James And The Giant Peach; Fantastic Mr Fox; Matilda; The Witches; The Twits; The BFG; The Gremlins; George's Marvellous Medicine; Danny, The Champion Of The World; The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar And Six More
  • AwardsEdgar Award; Zilveren Griffel