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Roald Dahl was born in Llandaff, city of Cardiff, Wales. -
Dahl's first published work was "A Piece of Cake", on 1 August 1942.
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His first children's book was The Gremlins, published in 1943, about mischievous little creatures. -
James and the Giant Peach is a popular children's novel written in 196. -
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 1964 children's novel. -
Fantastic Mr Fox is a children's novel published in 1970. -
It is the sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, continuing the story of young Charlie Bucket and chocolatier Willy Wonka as they travel in the Great Glass Elevator, from 1972. -
Danny, the Champion of the World is a 1975 children's novel . -
The Twits is a 1980 children's novel. -
George's Marvellous Medicine was first published in 1981. -
The BFG (short for The Big Friendly Giant) is from 1982. -
The Witches is a 1983 children's novel. -
Matilda is a 1988 children's novel. -
The Minpins was published in 1991, shortly after Dahl's death in November 1990, and is the author's final work of literature. -
Roald Dahl died on 23 November 1990.