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Charles Arrowsmith

Terrific discussion of Roald Dahl—superlatives, prejudices, limitations, and all—between Colin Burrow and

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Podcast: Colin Burrow and Thomas Jones · The Dahl Factory · LRB 6 December 2022

3:52 AM · Dec 7, 2022

Rachel Roseberry

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Have you read this? A very icy (and convincing!) appraisal

Making It Big | Merve Emre

1. “Bitch”—this is the title of the first short story in the July 1974 issue of Playboy. Its author is Roald Dahl, famous for the children’s books James

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Charles Arrowsmith

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Oooh I haven’t… but I will!

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