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| Author | Roald Dahl |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Quentin Blake |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature, fantasy |
| Published | 1 October 1988 |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 240 |
Matilda is a 1988 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. It was published by Jonathan Cape. The story features Matilda Wormwood, a precocious child with an uncaring mother and father, and her time in a school run by the tyrannical headmistress Miss Trunchbull.
The book has been adapted in various media, including audio readings by actresses Joely Richardson, Miriam Margolyes and Kate Winslet; a 1996 feature film Matilda directed by Danny DeVito; a two-part BBC Radio 4 programme; and a 2010–2011 musical Matilda the Musical which ran on the West End in London, Broadway in New York, and around the world. A film adaptation of the musical, Matilda the Musical, was released in 2022.
In 2003, Matilda was listed at number 74 in The Big Read, a BBC survey of the British public of the top 200 novels of all time.[1] In 2012, Matilda was ranked number 30 among all-time best children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal, a US monthly.[2] Time magazine named Matilda in its list of the 100 Best Young-Adult Books of All Time.[3] In 2012, Matilda Wormwood appeared on a Royal Mail commemorative postage stamp.[4]
- ^ "The Big Read – Top 100 Books". BBC. Retrieved 16 September 2014. First of two pages. Archived 2 September 2014 by the publisher.
Charles Dickens and Terry Pratchett led with five of the Top 100. The four extant Harry Potter novels all made the Top 25. The Dahl novels were Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, The BFG, Matilda, and The Twits. - ^ Cite error: The named reference
SLJChapter2012was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "100 Best Young-Adult Books". Time. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ Flood, Alison (9 January 2012). "Roald Dahl stamps honour classic children's author". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 January 2022.