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Here I thought Roald Dahl was this wholesome person writing children's novels and then this book tells me that he spied on america, it was like the legend of Mr. Rogers being a green beret.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/books/review/Heilbrunn-t.html

The link above is to the book that I found in Barnes and Noble when I was looking for another book, but I want to ask dakkanauts about a time when they have discovered something that ruined their perception of a childhood hero or childhood idol.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2317363.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2317363.page GMT Roald Dahl, children's story writer and spy. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2317370.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2317370.page GMT Roald Dahl, children's story writer and spy.
I can't get mad at a guy for being a spy for his own country, particularly if its an ally of ours.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2317385.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2317385.page GMT Re:Roald Dahl, children's story writer and spy. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2317396.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2317396.page GMT Re:Roald Dahl, children's story writer and spy. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2317558.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2317558.page GMT Roald Dahl, children's story writer and spy. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2318757.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2318757.page GMT Roald Dahl, children's story writer and spy. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2318765.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2318765.page GMT Roald Dahl, children's story writer and spy.
*pause*

*glares at France even more*


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youbedead wrote:He wrote a story about a man who though he turned into a giant penis

Orly?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2318780.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2318780.page GMT Re:Roald Dahl, children's story writer and spy.
battle Brother Lucifer wrote:
youbedead wrote:He wrote a story about a man who though he turned into a giant penis

Orly?



BBL, you summoned him.

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Darkvoidof40k wrote:
battle Brother Lucifer wrote:
youbedead wrote:He wrote a story about a man who though he turned into a giant penis

Orly?



BBL, you summoned him.




But seriously, I don't believe that such a book exists. If someone would please prove me wrong/right, I would be grateful.
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Samus_aran115 wrote:Didn't he write Charlie and The Chocolate factory and the BFG? I've read both of those. He's a wonderful author. It's not surprising, to be honest All creative people dabble in other stuff :3


Andy Chambers wrote BFG...]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2318984.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2318984.page GMT Roald Dahl, children's story writer and spy.
MeanGreenStompa wrote:
Samus_aran115 wrote:Didn't he write Charlie and The Chocolate factory and the BFG? I've read both of those. He's a wonderful author. It's not surprising, to be honest All creative people dabble in other stuff :3


Andy Chambers wrote BFG...


Ah, my mistake. I got both books around the same time, so the authors kind of blended together BFG is an awesome book though :3]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2318987.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2318987.page GMT Roald Dahl, children's story writer and spy.
Samus_aran115 wrote:
MeanGreenStompa wrote:
Samus_aran115 wrote:Didn't he write Charlie and The Chocolate factory and the BFG? I've read both of those. He's a wonderful author. It's not surprising, to be honest All creative people dabble in other stuff :3


Andy Chambers wrote BFG...


Ah, my mistake. I got both books around the same time, so the authors kind of blended together BFG is an awesome book though :3


You missed the joke there a bit samus

Andy chambers wrote Battle Fleet Gothic, Roald Dahl wrote the big friendly giant.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2318997.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2318997.page GMT Roald Dahl, children's story writer and spy.
MeanGreenStompa wrote:
Samus_aran115 wrote:Didn't he write Charlie and The Chocolate factory and the BFG? I've read both of those. He's a wonderful author. It's not surprising, to be honest All creative people dabble in other stuff :3


Andy Chambers wrote BFG...




Afraid not, my good man.

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Wait a minute... You are brilliant, MGS. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2319002.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2319002.page GMT Roald Dahl, children's story writer and spy. BFG?
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halonachos wrote:He was a spy which was cool, but the fact that this seemingly wholesome writer went around sleeping with women. If he wrote more mature literature then I could see it, but kids books, I mean what if Dr. Seuss went around seducing the elderly before becoming an author.



Don't see the problem here honestly; has it affected his writing in any way?

I would think his work would speak for itself and his personal life wouldn't play a role in your view on him just as an author. I would see how it could possibly destroy your view of him as a person you looked upto, if you're offended by this somehow ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2320004.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2320004.page GMT Roald Dahl, children's story writer and spy. http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2320016.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2320016.page GMT Roald Dahl, children's story writer and spy. OT, the author of Curious George used his writings/artwork to escape the Germans during WWII if I remember right.

have to see if I can find the articles.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2320026.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2320026.page GMT Roald Dahl, children's story writer and spy.
Lord-Loss wrote:
halonachos wrote:He was a spy which was cool, but the fact that this seemingly wholesome writer went around sleeping with women. If he wrote more mature literature then I could see it, but kids books, I mean what if Dr. Seuss went around seducing the elderly before becoming an author.



Don't see the problem here honestly; has it affected his writing in any way?

I would think his work would speak for itself and his personal life wouldn't play a role in your view on him just as an author. I would see how it could possibly destroy your view of him as a person you looked upto, if you're offended by this somehow


Imagine your good ol' uncle Bob; Bob is an everyman and is pretty unremarkable other than the fact that he takes you fishing sometimes and will go with you and your father to sporting events.

One day you find out that uncle Bob was really a spy who slept with high profile women to get information and no doubt had all kinds of awesome spy perks.

Does this change your view of uncle bob?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2320031.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2320031.page GMT Roald Dahl, children's story writer and spy.
Samus_aran115 wrote:Seriously? Can we get through a single OT discussion without someone taking advantage of an acronym?

(which doom is that? 2? 3? I can't tell)


If you decide to pull your finger out and join the forces (after the haircut under general anaesthetic) you'll be so bombarded with acronyms you'll think Dakka is a haven of sanity.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2320038.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2320038.page GMT Roald Dahl, children's story writer and spy.
I can't see how his personal life affects your liking his works, though.

And it's Doom 2. I don't recognize the level, but it's got a Mancubus corpse on the left.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2320047.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2320047.page GMT Re:Roald Dahl, children's story writer and spy.
battle Brother Lucifer wrote:
Darkvoidof40k wrote:
battle Brother Lucifer wrote:
youbedead wrote:He wrote a story about a man who though he turned into a giant penis

Orly?



BBL, you summoned him.




But seriously, I don't believe that such a book exists. If someone would please prove me wrong/right, I would be grateful.


Yes really http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitch_(short_story)

It is titled bitch and was published in playboy magazine. A man has a hallucination that he turned into a giant penis in the final scene of the book. Dahl was an awesome author

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ain't no work of fiction
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The only thing that could top that would be if it was uncovered that Shel Silverstein and Chuck Norris were/are the same person. . . or something like that! ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2322065.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2322065.page GMT Roald Dahl, children's story writer and spy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_the_Unexpected_%28TV_series%29]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2322076.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/339128/2322076.page GMT Roald Dahl, children's story writer and spy.
Anyway it's an unpleasant but necessary part of a spy's job to sleep with women.

Would it have been better if he had stuck to sleeping with men?

The fact is, most successful children's authors have some unsavoury aspect to their background.

L Frank Baum -- Dope fiend
Ursula le Guin -- Female
Eoin Colfer -- Irish!
JRR Tolkien -- Linguist
CS Goto -- Ignorant of 40K Canon
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