![]() ![]() ![]() He was posted to Washington as an assistant air attaché, ostensibly a diplomatic post, but which also included espionage and propaganda work. After recovering, he joined his company and was responsible for shooting down several enemy aircraft, however ultimately effects of his injuries made him unfit to fly. Before engaging in active service he crashed in the Libyan desert and was seriously injured. During this time World War II started and Dahl became a pilot in the Royal Air Force (RAF). Instead, he took a job in East Africa to sell oil. ĭahl left the Repton School in Derby England in 1934, and he did not go to college. His mother also nurtured a passion in the young Dahl for reading and literature. ![]() ![]() Dahl was influenced by the stories, and returned to many of the themes in his children's books. He was raised by his Norwegian mother, who took him on annual trips to Norway, where she told him the stories of trolls and witches present in the dark Scandinavian fables. Roald Dahl (1916–1990) was a British author and scriptwriter, and "the most popular writer of children's books since Enid Blyton", according to Philip Howard, the literary editor of The Times. Bookshelf with stacks of books by Roald Dahl ![]()
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