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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.
Roald Dahl: 3,871 weeks
Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones
Key Milestones
Joined Shell Oil and was posted to East Africa
Became a fighter pilot in the RAF, surviving a serious crash in Libya
Sold his first short story to The Saturday Evening Post
Published James and the Giant Peach, his first major children's book
Published Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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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