Roald Dahl was born in Wales in 1916 to Norwegian parents and spent summers in Norway as a child. He attended several schools in England, where he was inspired to write Charlie and the Chocolate Factory after experiencing the products from a chocolate factory sent to his school. After finishing his studies, Dahl traveled extensively before settling down to a writing career, where he authored many famous children's books that drew from his own experiences, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, and James and the Giant Peach. Dahl passed away in 1990 at the age of 74, having established himself as a renowned author of children's literature in the 20th century.

1. ROALD
DAHL

2. He was born in Wales on
13th September of 1916.
Roald Dahl’s parents were
from Norway. As a child, he
spent his summer vacations
visiting his grandparents in
Oslo.

3. WALES

4. NORWA
Y

5. His parents died when he was very young.
He studied at Llandaff Cathedral School in
England. When he was 9 years old, he went to
St. Peter’s School.
When he was 13 he received education at
Repton School. During these years, there was a
chocolate factory that sent its products for pupils.
They could taste different chocolate products.
So, it was the inspiration to write the “Charlie and
the Chocolate Factory” story.
After this, when he finished his studies, he was
in different parts of the world: Tanzania, Greece,
United Kingdom, Egypt…

6. SCHOOLS
LANDAFF CATHEDRAL SCHOOL
ST. PETER’S SCHOOL
REPTON SCHOOL

7. AFTER SCHOOL

8. HE LIKED…

9. He wrote a lot of books and
he was also interested in
photography.
The first book he wrote was
“Gremlins” in 1943. They
were small evil creatures.
Walt Disney asked him to do
it for a film.

11. He created other known children stories in 20th
century.
“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”. It talks about the
children education, and the importance of family. You
can discover a wonderful world of sweets and
chocolate.
“Matilda”. She is a very intelligent girl. She is very
young and she reads a lot of interesting books. Her
parents don’t pay attention to her daughter and finally
she can live happily ever after with her teacher, Mrs
Honey.
“James and the Giant Peach”. He found a giant
peach in the street, he started to eat and he found a
door inside the peach, he went into… he found a
grasshopper, a ladybird, a caterpillar, a spider… He
knew a lot of new friends.
He also wrote “Boy” where you can find childhood
memories and stories about himself.

17. Finally, he died on 23th November of 1990, at the
age of 74.

19. THANK YOU