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Danny the Champion of the World

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Danny’s life seems perfect: his home is a gypsy caravan, he’s the youngest car mechanic around, and his best friend is his dad, who never runs out of wonderful stories to tell. And when Danny discovers his father’s secret, he’s off on the adventure of a lifetime. Here’s Roald Dahl’s famous story about a 9-year-old boy, his dad, and a daring and hilarious pheasant-snatching expedition. Just as important, it’s the story of the love between a boy and his father who, in Danny’s own words, is “the most marvelous and exciting father a boy ever had.”

205 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1,1959
Literary awards
zilveren griffel, deutscher jugendliteraturpreis, california young readers medal, 

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Format
205 pages, Hardcover
Published
February 12, 2002 by Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN
9780375814259
ASIN
0375814256
Language
English
Characters More characters
  • Danny

    Danny

    1) former bound boy, who has run away from a cruel & unreasonable master....

  • Dad

    Dad

    Wants desperately to be a speaking part actor. Ballroom dancing fanatic. Father of Ethan and Greg....

  • Mr. Hazell

    Mr. Hazell

    ...

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Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Norwegian descent, who rose to prominence in the 1940's with works for both children and adults, and became one of the world's bestselling authors.

Dahl's first published work, inspired by a meeting with C. S. Forester, was Shot Down Over Libya. Today the story is published as A Piece of Cake. The story, about his wartime adventures, was bought by the Saturday Evening Post for $900, and propelled him into a career as a writer. Its title was inspired by a highly inaccurate and sensationalized article about the crash that blinded him, which claimed he had been shot down instead of simply having to land because of low fuel.

His first children's book was The Gremlins, about mischievous little creatures that were part of RAF folklore. The book was commissioned by Walt Disney for a film that was never made, and published in 1943. Dahl went on to create some of the best-loved children's stories of the 20th century, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and James and the Giant Peach.

He also had a successful parallel career as the writer of macabre adult short stories, usually with a dark sense of humour and a surprise ending. Many were originally written for American magazines such as Ladies Home Journal, Harper's, Playboy and The New Yorker, then subsequently collected by Dahl into anthologies, gaining world-wide acclaim. Dahl wrote more than 60 short stories and they have appeared in numerous collections, some only being published in book form after his death. His stories also brought him three Edgar Awards: in 1954, for the collection Someone Like You; in 1959, for the story "The Landlady"; and in 1980, for the episode of Tales of the Unexpected based on "Skin".

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Arc1te
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April 17,2025
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This is one of the very few books by Roald Dahl that I hadn't read before, and I'm so glad I didn't miss out on it! It's a brilliant story about the loving relationship between Danny and his father.

Also, it includes detailed instructions on how to poach pheasants.

I love the way the main point of the story is summed up in a note to young readers at the very end: "A stodgy parent is no fun at all! What a child wants and DESERVES is a parent who is SPARKY!"

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FlyingxHigh
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April 17,2025
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What a wonderful boy and the coolest father ever..

I loved everything about this story ,the relationship between Danny and his father , and the way his father treats him
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SakaRaki
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April 17,2025
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Chi ha detto che un genitore non può essere un amico ? Un compagno d’avventura eccezionale ?

Attraverso gli occhi luccicanti di questo papà eccezionale, le mani ruvide e sporche di olio per motori, ho ritrovato i sabati pomeriggi della mia infanzia, quando io e il mio di papà c’è ne andavano a zonzo insieme, solo io e lui.
Frittelle con zucchero e gelato, cartoni animati stupidi e altalene spinte talmente in alto da dare un brivido lungo la schiena. Ricordo ancora quella sensazione adrenalica che ti dava lo slancio: l’illusione di poter volare via dal sellino da un momento all’altro per toccare le nuvole nel cielo azzurro della sera.

Leggendo questo piccolo libro ho ritrovato tutta l’emozione di quei momenti e la dolcezza senza confine dei momenti passati insieme, mano nella mano, in avventure semplici e piene di magia; dei segreti condivisi e degli occhiolini di intesa, scambiati di nascosto da tutti.

A quel tempo il mondo era solo nostro... e forse è ancora così.
Sono grata di avere avuto il miglior papà del mondo, e ancora una volta, sono grata a Roald Dahl, per avermelo ricordato ♥️
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Deluxe_bt
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April 17,2025
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This is perhaps Dahl's most tedious novel.
The beginning is nice. About Danny growing up with his father at a fuel station mechanic in an old gypsy caravan. Then from chapter four, Danny discovers his dad's deepest secret. He is a pheasant poacher. What follows is Danny and his dad poaching pheasants.
Yawn!
Also why is The BFG storyline randomly in there as a chapter? Strange way to cross promote.
It seems like Dahl phoned this one in...
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TheRenegader
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April 17,2025
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Beautiful reminder of my childhood through an innocent, heartwarming story.
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YP2
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April 17,2025
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Roald Dahl çocuk kitapları ile ün yapmış bir yazar. Bir arkadaşımın tavsiyesi üzerine okumaya başlamıştım ama kindle'im bozulduğu için birkaç aydır üşeniyordum yeni kindle'a aktarmaya. Geçen gün tamamlayayım dedim ve kalanı iki oturusta bitirdim.

Çok akıcı bir dili var. Genelde İngilizce kitaplar okurken sıkılıyorum. Ama gerek çocuk kitabı olduğu için akıcı ve anlaşılır bir kitap gerekse de Roald Dahl'in güzel cümleleri ile süslü olmasından ötürü insana keyif veren bir eser.

Danny henüz bebekken annesini kaybetmiş ve babası ile birlikte bir karavanda yaşayan akıllı bir çocuk. Açıkçası kitabı çekici kılan en önemli etken Danny ve babasının arasındaki ilişki ve bağ. İnsanı gerçekten mutlu eden bir ilişkileri var.

Çocuk kitaplarını zaten severim ama Roald Dahl büyüklerin de okuyabileceği türden bir yazar. O nedenle sanırım yazarın diğer kitaplarını da fırsat buldukça okuyacağım.
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swattso
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April 17,2025
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re-read for the autumn vibes (i’m not sure how many times I read it as a kid) and coincidentally the main part of the action takes place on the same days of the year that I ended up reading it XD very nostalgic!
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kuik
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April 17,2025
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یکی از بهترین رولد دالایی ک خوندم.
قهرمانی جهان توی شکار غیرمجاز قرقاول واقعن وسوسه انگیزه.
رولد دال توی کتابی ک از یک سال زندگی خودش نوشته زیاد در مورد زندگی تو مناطق روستایی انگلیس میگه و این داستانیه ک از همون زندگی براومده.
یه رابطه پدر پسری جذاب، توی شرایطی که خیلی با یه زندگی شاد متفاوت به نظر میاد. اما شادی بیشتر از محیط تو ارتباطات و دیدی که دیگران میسازن تعریف میشه.
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لینک طاقچه
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