The iconic children’s book writer Roald Dahl (1916–1990) concluded his last book, The Minpins (1991) with these poignant words: “And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you ...
The author of children’s favorites like ‘Matilda’ was a complicated man. A new biography reminds us just how complicated. In the brisk and concise “Roald Dahl: Teller of the Unexpected,” Matthew ...
Dahl started writing after his near-death plane crash. Should we all just bash our heads in? It seems like his plane crash propelled his extraordinary imagination. It did in many ways. … But most ...