The Washington Post, March 27th, 2004
An occasional series in which The Post's book critic reconsiders notable and/or neglected books from the past. Roald Dahl was a complicated and in some respects disagreeable man, but a decade and a half after his death his many books for children remain among the world's most popular and -- yes -- beloved. Total sales run into the tens of millions of copies and are sure to become even more impressive with the much-anticipated release next year of a new movie adaptation of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," starring the redoubtable Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka. While best known for his children...
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