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Today marks the centenary of Roald Dahl’s birth in Cardiff, Wales

Ceri Shaw » Blog » Book News » Today marks the centenary of Roald Dahl’s birth in Cardiff, Wales

2016-09-13
By: Ceri Shaw
Posted in: Book News

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Today marks the centenary of Roald Dahl’s birth in Cardiff, Wales.

He wrote children's books including 'Matilda' 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' and 'The BFG'

In his autobiography ‘Boy’ Dahl talks about his childhood in Wales.

Wales is celebrating the centenary with a number of events:

http://www.roalddahl100.wales/ whats-on/

How Welsh was Roald Dahl? Find out in a BBC interview with Prof Damian Walford Davies author of ‘Roald Dahl: Wales of the Unexpected’ and Lleucu Siencyn CEO of Literature Wales:

http://www.bbc.com/news/ entertainment-arts-36963989

Above picture:- Photographer Carl Van Vechten

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