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| Author | Roald Dahl |
|---|---|
| Original title | Danny the champion of the world |
| Illustrator | Jill Bennett (original) Quentin Blake |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's |
| Published | 14 February 1975 Jonathan Cape (original) Puffin Books (current) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback, Paperback) |
| Pages | 224 |
| ISBN | 0-14-032873-4 |
Danny, the Champion of the World is a 1975 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. The plot centres on Danny, a young English boy, and his father, William. They live in a Gypsy caravan, fix cars for a living in their mechanic shop and partake in poaching pheasants. It was first published on February 14, 1975, in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. and in the United Kingdom by Jonathan Cape.
It was adapted into a made-for-TV movie in 1989 by Thames Television which starred Jeremy Irons as William and Robbie Coltrane as Mr Victor Hazell. The novel is based on Dahl's adult short story "The Champion of the World" which first appeared in print in The New Yorker magazine,[1] as did some of the other short stories that would later be reprinted as Kiss Kiss (1960).
There have been two unabridged recordings of the book released. The first was in 2007 by actor Timothy West for Puffin Audiobooks.[2] The second was by actor Peter Serafinowicz for Penguin Audio.[3] Time magazine included the novel in its list of the 100 Best Young-Adult Books of All Time.[4] In 2023, the novel was ranked by BBC at no. 92 in their poll of "The 100 greatest children's books of all time".[5]
- ^ All works by Roald Dahl. The New Yorker. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ "Roald Dahl – 10 Dahl Puffin Classics On 27 CDs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl read by Peter Serafinowicz". AudioFile.com. December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "100 Best Young-Adult Books". Time. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "The 100 greatest children's books of all time". bbc.com. 23 May 2023.