The contradiction continues: It’s a children’s book, so it needs to be sensitive; but you, reader, are being more sensitive than necessary.
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The Blake-ification of the Roald Dahl brand
Blake is central to the Roald Dahl brand as well as the texts. Almost to the point that Dahl and Blake’s works are conflated…
The bastardisation of Roald Dahl’s ‘The Twits’
Given how many of Dahl’s works have been chopped up and repackaged to sell, the pessimist in me believes this is the first step of a long Puffin-originated marketing plan which will have a great many years ahead of it…
Who’s Telling the Story: Quentin Blake or Roald Dahl?
At the point of writing this blog, Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake are practically synonymous. But is their work always harmonious?
The Many Faces of the Oompa-Loompas
What is it about the Oompa-Loompas that make them a target for reinterpretation?
The Use of Direct Address in Roald Dahl’s “The Visitor”
This story is a useful case study for identifying narrative devices that Dahl employs to present misogyny and gender-based violence to his audience…
Hero-worship and censored criticism: A review of ‘Storyteller: The Life of Roald Dahl’
Having just finished reading Donald Sturrock’s Roald Dahl: Storyteller, I have a few thoughts and a lot of gripes…
The New Yorker’s Promotion of Roald Dahl’s Monstrous ‘The Landlady’
Over the weekend, The New Yorker’s ‘Classics’ newsletter headlined with Road Dahl’s 1959 short story, The Landlady…
“Words Matter” (Haven’t They Always?): On Re-writing Roald Dahl
Recent news of edits to Roald Dahl’s children’s titles has led to much controversy…
Violent motivations in Roald Dahl’s “The Great Switcheroo” and “The Last Act”
Trigger warning: explicit mention of r*pe and sexual violence
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