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The BFG (short for The Big Friendly Giant) is a 1982 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. It is an expansion of a short story from Dahl's 1975 novel Danny, the Champion of the World. The book is dedicated to Dahl's oldest daughter, Olivia, who had died of measles encephalitis at the age of seven in 1962. [1]
- Roald Dahl, Adam Quidam, Quentin Blake
- 1982
Spielberg’s BFG, played using motion-capture by Mark Rylance, is clearly modeled on Blake’s depictions, as well as Dahl’s descriptions of the character, who has a “long pale wrinkly face” and...
Aug 16, 2007 · And the BFG is going to help her! “This warmhearted tall tale, published a year before Dahl picked up the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, artfully whisks readers away on a magical journey through London, Giant Country and beyond, to a realm of wild imagination.” --TIME Magazine
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- Roald Dahl, Adam Quidam, Quentin Blake
Nov 1, 1982 · The BFG (The Big Friendly Giant) is a 1982 children's book written by British novelist Roald Dahl. The start of the book begins with an eight-year-old orphan girl named Sophie lying in bed in an orphanage run by Mrs. Clonkers.
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- “The BFG” was first optioned for the screen in 1993. “It’s been a long journey,” said Spielberg’s producer Frank Marshall who worked on the film with Kathleen Kennedy.
- Spielberg expanded Dahl’s story with the blessing of his estate. The beloved author passed away in 1990—hating every Hollywood adaptation ever made from one of his books, including “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”
- Spielberg deflected a question about Dahl’s ant-Semitic views. “I wasn’t aware of any of Roald Dahl’s personal stories,” said the director of “Schindler’s List.”
- Spielberg admitted to a bromance with Mark Rylance. This is the second collaboration between the actor-director, after last year’s “Bridge of Spies” and they have another project on the way (2017’s “Dunkirk”).
Parents need to know that Roald Dahl's The BFG is a delightful fantasy about a girl named Sophie who makes friends with a Big Friendly Giant. It's full of vivid characters and hilariously creative language.
His subsequent books include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Fox, Matilda, and his 1982 novel The BFG (Big Friendly Giant), which was illustrated by Quentin Blake and based on a segment of Dahl’s 1975 book Danny, the Champion of the World.
