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There are many other little refinements too, Mr. Bohlen. You'll see them all when you study the plans carefully. For example, there's a trick that nearly every writer uses, of inserting at least one long, obscure word into each story. This makes the reader think that the man is very wise and clever. So I have the machine do the same thing. There'll be a whole stack of long words stored away just for this purpose." Where?" In the 'word-memory' section," he said, epexegetically.


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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