Roald Dahl said terrible things — but rarely in his children’s books
The author’s work is undergoing a reported rewrite for inclusion. It’s his antisemitism that ought to be examined.
The author’s work is undergoing a reported rewrite for inclusion. It’s his antisemitism that ought to be examined.
The family of beloved children’s author Roald Dahl has posted a brief apology for his antisemitic statements on his website. In 86 words — that’s three sentences — the family and the says they “deeply apologise for the lasting and understandable hurt,” but they don’t specify the statements. These five may well have been on…
Roald Dahl, who passed away in 1990, would have turned 100 in 2016. But the Royal Mint, which has a tradition of issuing commemorative coins for notable British figures’ significant anniversaries — recent among them Jane Austen and Mary Shelley — never introduced the author of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and…
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