James and the Giant Peach：A Children's Story

RoaldDahlwasbornin1916inWalesofNorwegianparents.Hebeganwritingaftera'monumentalbashonthehead',sustainedasanRAFpilotduringWW2.RoaldDahlisoneofthemostsuccessfulandwell-knownofallchildren'swriters.HisbooksincludeCHARLIEANDTHECHOCOLATEFACTORY,THEBFGandMATILDA.RoaldDahldiedin1990attheageofseventy-four.RoaldDahl(1916-1990)wasborninWalesofNorwegianparents.HespenthischildhoodinEnglandand,atageeighteen,wenttoworkfortheShellOilCompanyinAfrica.WhenWorldWarIIbrokeout,hejoinedtheRoyalAirForceandbecameafighterpilot.Attheageoftwenty-sixhemovedtoWashington,D.C.,anditwastherehebegantowrite.Hisfirstshortstory,whichrecountedhisadventuresinthewar,wasboughtbyTheSaturdayEveningPost,andsobeganalongandillustriouscareer.Afterestablishinghimselfasawriterforadults,RoaldDahlbeganwritingchildren’sstoriesin1960whilelivinginEnglandwithhisfamily.Hisfirststorieswerewrittenasentertainmentforhisownchildren,towhommanyofhisbooksarededicated.RoaldDahlisnowconsideredoneofthemostbelovedstorytellersofourtime.Althoughhepassedawayin1990,hispopularitycontinuestoincreaseashisfantasticnovels,includingJamesandtheGiantPeach,Matilda,TheBFG,andCharlieandtheChocolateFactory,delightanever-growinglegionoffans.罗尔德·达尔（RoaldDahl，1916年9月13日—1990年11月23日），是挪威籍的英国杰出儿童文学作家、剧作家和短篇小说作家，作品流传于大人或小孩中，极为知名。他比较著名的作品有：如《詹姆斯和大仙桃》、《查里和巧克力工厂》、《好心眼的巨人》、《女巫》、《了不起的狐狸爸爸》、《玛蒂尔达》等等，其魔力超越语言和国界，同时他本人的传奇经历也像童话里的人物一样赋有神奇力量，成为“哈梅林的魔笛手”（ThePiedPiperofHamelin），凡是读过其书的孩子全都情不自禁迷倒在他创造的畅快淋漓的魔力世界，无一幸免。