Danny, The Champion of the World
Supercontext: an autopsy of media · Charlie Bennett
November 22, 20191h 48mExplicit
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Show Notes
This 1975 children's book by Roald Dahl is about class conflict and an idealized relationship between a child and their parent. We talk about Dahl's notoriously disagreeable personality while trying to reconcile it with this genuinely joyful story.
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Additional Resources:
- Roald Dahl. By: Kelleghan, Fiona, Salem Press Biographical Encyclopedia, 2018
- Danny the Champion of the World Summary & Study Guide
- The Ambiguities of Growing Up: Danny the Champion of the World
- https://www.roalddahl.com/roald-dahl/stories/a-e/danny-the-champion-of-the-world
- Words & pictures. Creative Review, 02621037, Mar2012, Vol. 32, Issue 3
- THE CANDY MAN. By: Talbot, Margaret, New Yorker, 0028792X, 7/11/2005, Vol. 81, Issue 20
- Roald Dahl. By: Lee, Stephan, Entertainment Weekly, 10490434, 10/10/2014, Issue 1332
- Worlds of WONDER. By: DORN, JENNIFER, British Heritage, 01952633, May2014, Vol. 35, Issue 2
- The first Roald Dahl approved BFG illustration is whizzpopping