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Donald Sturrock’s *Storyteller* offers the first comprehensive, authorized portrait of Roald Dahl. Drawing on previously unpublished letters, journals, and interviews with family and friends, the book traces Dahl’s wartime service as an RAF pilot, his intelligence work, and his turbulent personal life, including his marriage to actress Patricia Neal and the loss of his daughter Olivia. It balances a frank depiction of Dahl’s outspoken opinions on taboos with an exploration of his imaginative storytelling, dark humor, and linguistic skill, illustrating how his personal experiences shaped his celebrated children’s classics such as *Willy Wonka* and *Matilda*.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Donald Sturrock
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