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'''Roald Dahl''' (1916-1990) was a [[Wales|Welsh]] writer of [[Norway|Norwegian]] descent. He was best known for his short stories and children's books. Examples include ''[[James and the Giant Peach]]'', ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'', ''[[George's Marvellous Medicine]]'' and ''[[The Witches (book)|The Witches]]''. | '''Roald Dahl''' (1916-1990) was a [[Wales|Welsh]] writer of [[Norway|Norwegian]] descent. He was best known for his short stories and children's books. Examples include ''[[James and the Giant Peach]]'', ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'', ''[[George's Marvellous Medicine]]'' and ''[[The Witches (book)|The Witches]]''. | ||
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| + | == Posthumous == | ||
| + | Dahl's works became the target of the [[politically correc|politically correct agenda]] after publishers edited removed language from Dahl's books to make them more "acceptable" to modern readers.<ref>[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:0O658rU95MEJ:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/02/17/roald-dahl-books-rewritten-offensive-matilda-witches-twits/&hl=en&gl=uk&strip=1&vwsrc=0]</ref> | ||
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[[Category:British Authors]] | [[Category:British Authors]] | ||
Revision as of 12:32, February 21, 2023
Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was a Welsh writer of Norwegian descent. He was best known for his short stories and children's books. Examples include James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, George's Marvellous Medicine and The Witches.
Posthumous
Dahl's works became the target of the politically correct agenda after publishers edited removed language from Dahl's books to make them more "acceptable" to modern readers.[1]