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Roald Dahl · Life in Weeks

A master storyteller whose darkly comic children's books became beloved by generations of readers. His macabre adult short stories were equally celebrated for their twist endings.

1916–1990 British Writer 3,871 weeks (74 Years)

Roald Dahl: 3,871 weeks

Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones

3,871
Total Weeks
27,097
Days Lived
6
Key Milestones
74
Years

Key Milestones

Age 22 · Week ~1,144

Joined Shell Oil and was posted to East Africa

Age 23 · Week ~1,196

Became a fighter pilot in the RAF, surviving a serious crash in Libya

Age 26 · Week ~1,352

Sold his first short story to The Saturday Evening Post

Age 45 · Week ~2,340

Published James and the Giant Peach, his first major children's book

Age 48 · Week ~2,496

Published Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Age 71 · Week ~3,692

Published Matilda, which sold over half a million copies in six months

Legacy

Authored Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, and The BFG, selling over 300 million copies worldwide. Voted the nation's favorite author in the UK on multiple occasions.

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