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Open Road Media, Jun 28, 2016 - Biography & Autobiography - 322 pages. A New York Times Notable Book: A revealing look at the famous twentieth-century children's author who brought us The BFG and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Few writers have had the enduring cultural influence of Roald Dahl, who inspired generations of loyal readers.

Acclaimed biographer Jeremy Treglown cuts no corners in humanizing this longstanding immortal of juvenile fiction. Roald Dahl explores this master of children's literature from childhood--focusing a tight lens on the relationship between Dahl and his mother, who lovingly referred to him as "Apple"--Through to his death.

The book "Roald Dahl: A Biography" by Jeremy Treglown told the life of Roald Dahl in an interesting way. To me, the book was very slow-paced which is great for biographies such as this, I was a bit confused at the beginning where he started the biography of the letter Roald Dahl sent. Later, I caught back on, it was hard to follow along.

Roald Dahl: A Biography. Hardcover - January 1, 1994. by Jeremy Treglown (Author) 4.0 80 ratings. See all formats and editions. A biography of one of the world's most popular authors discusses his youth, his early life as a wartime propagandist, his tormented marriage to actress Patricia Neal, his writing, and more.

Roald Dahl : a biography by Treglown, Jeremy. Publication date 1994 Topics Dahl, Roald, Authors, English Publisher New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks Contributor Internet Archive Language English. Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-304) and index

Paperback. $1.45 25 Used from $1.45 2 Collectible from $25.00. Roald Dahl was one of the most successful children's book writers of all time. The author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach, he was also a deeply troubled man about whom opinion is still divided. War hero, spy, connoisseur, philanthropist, family man ...

About the author (1995) Jeremy Treglown is the author of" V. S. Pritchett: A Working Life;" "Roald Dahl: A Biography; "and" Romancing: The Life and Work of Henry Green," which won the Dictionary of Literary Biography Award. Now a professor of English at the University of Warwick, he was editor of "The Times Literary Supplement" from 1982 to 1990.

Books. Roald Dahl: A Biography. Jeremy Treglown. Harcourt Brace, 1995 - Biography & Autobiography - 322 pages. Misogynist, anti-Semite, misanthrope--Roald Dahl was reputed to be these as well as war hero, devoted father, and philanthropist. To millions however, he was the Evelyn Waugh of children's books, author of such beloved classics as ...

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"Roald Dahl was one of the most successful children's book writers of all time. The author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach, he was also a deeply troubled man about whom opinion is still divided. ... "In this first full-length biography, Jeremy Treglown tells the story of Dahl's adventurous, myth-making life ...

Roald Dahl: A Biography Paperback - 1 Jun. 1995. Roald Dahl: A Biography. Paperback - 1 Jun. 1995. by Jeremy Treglown (Author) 4.1 77 ratings. See all formats and editions. The first full-length biography of the successful and controversial author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach.

This revealing biography strips away the genial persona of popular children's book author Roald Dahl (1916-1990) to explore the personal demons that drove him. Born to Norwegian parents in Wales, Dahl, whose father and older sister both died when he was four, was a divided personality. An RAF fighter pilot, war hero, art collector ...

Acclaimed biographer Jeremy Treglown cuts no corners in humanizing this longstanding immortal of juvenile fiction. Roald Dahl explores this master of children's literature from childhood—focusing a tight lens on the relationship between Dahl and his mother, who lovingly referred to him as "Apple"—through to his death.

Treglown's biographies include Franco's Crypt: Spanish Culture and Memory Since 1936, V. S. Pritchett: A Working Life, Romancing: The Life and Work of Henry Green, and Roald Dahl: A Biography. Jeremy Treglown (b. 1946) is a British literary historian and biographer. He served as editor of the Times Literary Supplement through the 1980s. He ...

Roald Dahl was one of the most successful children's book writers of all time. The author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach, he was also a deeply troubled man about whom opinion is still divided. ... In this first full-length biography, Jeremy Treglown tells the story of Dahl's adventurous, myth-making life from ...

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Jeremy Treglown. Farrar Straus Giroux, $25 (322pp) ISBN 978--374-25130-7 This revealing biography strips away the genial persona of popular children's book author Roald Dahl (1916-1990) to ...

I was inspired to read more of the fascinating life story of Roald Dahl after enjoying his memoir 'Boy' - based on Dahl's letters to his mother, throughout the earlier part of his life. I was disappointed that the information, though factual and detailed lacked the colour and verve I was expecting.

The biographer, cultural historian and critic Jeremy Treglown (born 24 May 1946) is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Warwick. He was editor of The Times Literary Supplement through the 1980s and chair of the Arvon Foundation, ... Roald Dahl: A Biography, Faber and Faber / Farrar Straus & Giroux, ...

Jeremy Treglown. Published 1994. History. As author and man, Roald Dahl still divides opinion. He was a war hero and a spy, a connoisseur and a philanthropist, a family man who had to confront an appalling succession of tragedies. But he was also a fantasist, a bully and a self-publicizing troublemaker who attracted accusations of racism and ...

Jeremy Treglown is Professor of English at the University of Warwick and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He was the editor of the Times Literary Supplement during the 1980s and is the author of several non-fiction books, with special interests in the history of literary journalism, in British writers of the mid-twentieth century, such as Henry Green, Roald Dahl and V.S. Pritchett ...

A New York Times Notable Book: A revealing look at the famous twentieth-century children's author who brought us The BFG and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Few writers have had the enduring cultural influence of Roald Dahl, who inspired generations of loyal readers. Acclaimed biographer Jeremy Treglown cuts no corners in humanizing this ...

Boy: Tales of Childhood (1984) is an autobiography written by British writer Roald Dahl. This book describes his life from early childhood until leaving school, focusing on living conditions in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s, the public school system at the time, and how his childhood experiences led him to writing children's books as a career. It concludes with his first job, working for ...