Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl was born in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales on September 13th, 1916 and passed away at the age of 74 on November 23rd, 1990.

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Roald Dahl Stats: The highest rated book by Roald Dahl on Book Notification is The BFG, a Standalone novel. The second-highest rated book is Danny: The Champion of the World, a Standalone novel.

The most read book by Roald Dahl on Book Notification is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the first novel in the Charlie Bucket series. The second most read book is James and the Giant Peach, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Roald Dahl books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Charlie Bucket Books in Publication Order (with Quentin Blake)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.5
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
1964
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2
6.5
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
1972
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3
Two Classics by Roald Dahl (By: Quentin Blake)
2003
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4
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Pop-Up Book
2011
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Gremlins
1943
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2
Some Time Never: A Fable for Supermen
1948
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3
8.7
James and the Giant Peach
1961
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4
6.3
The Magic Finger
1966
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5
7.6
Fantastic Mr. Fox
1970
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6
8.8
Danny: The Champion of the World
1975
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7
8
My Uncle Oswald
1979
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8
8.3
George's Marvellous Medicine
1981
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9
9.1
The BFG
1982
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10
8.2
The Witches
1983
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11
5.5
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me
1985
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12
8.7
Matilda
1988
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13
5
Esio Trot
1990
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14
8
The Vicar of Nibbleswicke
1991
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15
10
The Mildenhall Treasure
1999
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
The Visitor
1965
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2
Parson's Pleasure
1977
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3
The Great Switcheroo
1985
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Over to You: Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying
1946
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2
9
Someone Like You
1953
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3
10
Kiss Kiss
1959
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4
Skin and Other Stories
1960
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5
Selected Stories of Roald Dahl
1968
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6
Twenty-Nine Kisses from Roald Dahl
1969
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7
8
Switch Bitch
1974
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8
7.7
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More
1977
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9
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
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10
Taste and Other Tales
1979
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11
A Roald Dahl Selection: Nine Short Stories
1980
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12
More Tales of the Unexpected
1980
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13
New Tales of the Unexpected
1980
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14
The Way Up to Heaven and Other Stories
1980
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15
Revolting Rhymes
1982
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16
The Umbrella Man and Other Stories
1982
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17
The Great Automatic Grammatizator and Other Stories
1982
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18
8
Dirty Beasts
1983
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19
The Best of Roald Dahl
1983
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20
Two Fables
1986
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21
6
Completely Unexpected Tales
1986
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22
A Second Roald Dahl Selection
1987
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23
4
Rhyme Stew
1989
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24
Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life
1989
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25
8
Die Prinzessin und der Wilderer
1989
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26
Lamb to the Slaughter and Other Stories
1995
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27
Edward the Conqueror and Other Stories
1996
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28
The Roald Dahl Treasury
1997
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29
Further Tales of the Unexpected
1999
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30
A Taste of the Unexpected
2005
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31
Vile Verses
2005
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32
Songs and Verse. Roald Dahl
2005
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33
Collected Short Stories
2006
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34
Spotty Powder and other Splendiferous Secrets
2010
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35
The Missing Golden Ticket and Other Splendiferous Secrets
2010
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36
Three Tales of Magic and Mischief
2012
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37
4
Roald Dahl's Mischief and Mayhem
2013
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38
Cruelty
2016
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39
10
Madness
2016
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40
10
Deception
2016
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41
10
Lust
2016
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42
10
Trickery
2017
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43
10
Innocence
2017
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44
10
Fear
2017
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45
10
War
2017
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List of Picture Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
2
The Enormous Crocodile
1978
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2
6
The Minpins / Billy and the Minpins
1991
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3
Words
2023
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4
Shapes
2023
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5
Trick or Treat (With: Quentin Blake)
2023
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9
Boy: Tales of Childhood
1984
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2
8
Going Solo
1986
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3
Roald Dahl's Guide to Railway Safety
1991
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4
Memories with Food at Gipsy House
1991
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5
My Year
1993
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6
7
Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes
1994
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7
Roald Dahl's Cookbook
1996
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8
Roald Dahl's Even More Revolting Recipes
2001
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9
The Dahlmanac
2006
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10
More About Boy: Roald Dahl's Tales from Childhood
2009
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11
Dahlmanac 2
2009
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12
Roald Dahl's Marvellous Joke Book
2011
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13
Roald Dahl's Fantabulous Facts
2012
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14
Roald Dahl's Scrumdiddlyumptious Sticker Book
2012
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15
Marvelously Revolting Recipes (With: Quentin Blake)
2024
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List of The Twits Books in Publication Order (with Greg James, with Chris Smith)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.3
The Twits
1980
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2
The Twits Next Door (By: Greg James, Chris Smith)
2024
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List of Roald Dahl Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories
1956
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2
Alfred Hitchcock Presents 13 More Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV
1957
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3
Stories for the Dead of Night
1957
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4
The Late Great Future
1976
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5
65 Great Spine Chillers
1982
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6
The 24th Pan Book of Horror Stories
1983
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7
Ready or Not: Here Come Fourteen Frightening Stories!
1987
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8
Duel — Horror Stories of the Road
1987
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9
Friendship
1990
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10
The Man In Black
1990
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11
The Little Book of Horrors: Tiny Tales of Terror
1992
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12
Sea-Cursed
1994
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13
The Young Oxford Book of Nasty Endings
1998
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14
Scary! Stories That Will Make You Scream!
1999
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15
It's Heaven to Be Seven
2000
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16
It's Great to Be Eight
2000
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17
A Distant Cry
2002
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18
Murder On The Railways
2003
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19
A Tangled Web
2005
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20
Secret Ingredients
2007
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21
Flight Patterns: A Century of Stories about Flying
2009
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22
That Glimpse of Truth
2014
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23
7.2
Flight or Fright
2018
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24
The Puffin Book of Bedtime Stories: Big Dreams for Every Child
2023
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Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl was born on September 13th, 1916. Roald passed away November 23rd, 1990 at 74 years old. Roald Dahl was born in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales.

Roald Dahl was the author of the Roald Dahl Short Story Collections series which consists of 45 novels. The Roald Dahl Short Story Collections series started in 1946 with the novel Over to You: Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying. The most recently released novel in the Roald Dahl Short Story Collections series was War which was released in 2017. There are no upcoming novels for the Roald Dahl Short Story Collections series.

Roald Dahl is a member of The Nielsen Bestseller Award's 21st Century Platinum Hall of Fame.

Roald Dahl: Awards & Accolades

Roald Dahl has won multiple awards including: The World Fantasy Award, Life Achievement, in 1983 and the British Book Awards, The Children's Author of the Year, in 1990.

Dahl's books have also won multiple awards, The Twits won the Nielsen Awards, Platinum Bestseller, in 2018. Matilda won the Nielsen Awards, Platinum Bestseller, in 2018. George's Marvellous Medicine won the Nielsen Awards, Platinum Bestseller, in 2021.

Dahl's book, Flight or Fright was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Horror, in 2018.

Roald Dahl: TV/Movies Based on Books

Roald Dahl's work lends itself well to film adaptation and there have been numerous movies made of his works. Here is a list of all of the films that have been made in alphabetical order:

36 Hours: A 1965 film based on a short story by Dahl called "Beware of the Dog". James Garner starred in the film.

The BFG: Originally made into an animated film in 1989. It was then adapted again by Steven Spielberg in 2016.

Breaking Point: A 1989 World War II film starring Corbin Bersen. The film was a remake of 36 Hours which was based on a short story by Dahl.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: 1971's Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is one of the greatest children's films of all-time. It starred Gene Wilder in the role of Willy Wonka. The film was adapted in 2005 by director Tim Burton and starred Johnny Depp as Wonka. A 2023 film, Wonka, stars Timothée Chalamet as a young Wonka and his adventures prior to opening em factory.

Danny, the Champion of the World: Dahl's novel was turned into a 1989 film starring Jeremy Irons and his son, Samuel.

Esio Trot: Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman starred in this 2015 BBC One production. The film also featured James Corden as narrator.

Fantastic Mr. Fox: The Dahl novel was turned into a stop-motion animated film directed by Wes Anderson in 2009. The screenplay was written by Anderson and Noah Baumbach. The film starred George Clooney as the voice of Mr. Fox.

Four Rooms: A 1995 anthology film co-directed by Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, and Quentin Tarantino. The stories were loosely based on Dahl's adult short fiction writings.

James and the Giant Peach: Walt Disney produced this 1996 film based on one of Dahl's classic books. The film got outstanding reviews, but was considered to be a box office bomb.

Matilda: Danny DeVito directed and starred in this 1996 film. Matilda was played by Mara Wilson in the beloved film. In 2022, Matilda the Musical was released.

Revolting Rhymes: Dahl's book was adapted in 2016 and features Dominic West as narrator. The film was broken into two parts with the first part being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.

The Witches: There have been two adaptations of The Witches. In 1990, Anjelica Huston and Rowan Atkinson starred in a film produced by Jim Henson. In 2020, Robert Zemeckis directed a film starring Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, and Stanley Tucci.

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar: A 2023 film directed by Wes Anderson, this film is based on a short story by Dahl. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Henry Sugar.

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Roald Dahl: F.A.Q

When was Roald Dahl Born?

Roald Dahl was born on September 13th, 1916.

When did Roald Dahl die?

Roald Dahl died on November 23rd, 1990 at 74 years old.

Where was Roald Dahl Born?

Roald Dahl was born in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales.

What awards has Roald Dahl won?

Roald Dahl has won the following awards: Life Achievement at the World Fantasy Award (1983) and The Children's Author of the Year at the British Book Awards (1990).

What book awards has Roald Dahl won?

The Twits: Nielsen Awards Platinum Bestseller (2018).
Matilda: Nielsen Awards Platinum Bestseller (2018).
George's Marvellous Medicine: Nielsen Awards Platinum Bestseller (2021).

What was the first book Roald Dahl wrote?

The first book written by Roald Dahl was The Gremlins, published in 1943.

What was the most recent book Roald Dahl wrote?

His most recently released work was Marvelously Revolting Recipes (a short story) on August 20th, 2024.

How many books has Roald Dahl written?

Roald Dahl has written 87 books across 13 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 3 books in the Charlie Bucket Series
  • 15 Standalone Novels
  • 3 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 45 Short Story Collections
  • 5 Picture Books
  • 15 Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 book in The Twits Series

Is there an English translation of "Die Prinzessin und der Wilderer"?

This collection was only published in German. The first two stories are available in "Two Fables".

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