Roald Dahl is one of the world’s most celebrated writers of children’s books, and he was also an RAF fighter pilot, an intelligence officer and a diplomat.
He is the author of The BFG, The Twits, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Fantastic Mr Fox. Although best known for his children’s novels, he also wrote a range of adult fiction and short stories, and co-wrote the screenplay for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
