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Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl bol britský spisovateľ, známy hlavne od roku 1940 tvorbou pre deti i dospelých. K jeho najznámejším dielam patrí "Charlie a továreň na čokoládu" , "Matilda", "Čarodejnica" a "Jakub a obrovská broskyňa". Z jeho tvorby pre dospelých je asi najznámejšia kniha poviedok "Ľúbostné rošády".

Roald Dahl sa narodil 13. septembra v roku 1916 v Spojenom kráľovstve. Jeho rodičia sa tam prisťahovali z Nórska. Keď mal  4 roky, umrel jeho otec na zápal pľúc, predtým prišiel o sedemročnú sestru Astri. Jeho matka ostala na Britských ostrovoch. Bol výborným športovcom, hral za školský futbalový tím a bol aj kapitánom školského sqauhového tímu.

Po skončení školy sa stal obchodným zástupcom firmy Shell pre oblasť východnej Afriky. V roku 1939 nastúpil do Royal Air Force, kde získal hodnosť Pilot Officer. Pri havárii jeho litedla v Lýbii sa zranil, mal fraktúru lebky a dočasne oslepol. V nemocnici v Alexandrii sa zamiloval do sestričky, keď sa mu však vrátil zrak, zistil, že láska nie je slepá a uvedomil si, že bol zamilovaný len do jej hlasu. V roku 1941 sa vrátil do Británie, pretože ho bolesti hlavy  prinútili zavesiť kariéru pilota na klinec.

Roald Dahl začal písať po prevelení do Washingtonu. V roku 1953 sa v New Yorku oženil s herečkou Patriciou Nealovou, boli svoji 30 rokov a mali päť detí: Oliviu (zomrela v siedmich rokoch), Tessu, Thea, Opheliu a Lucy. Olivii neskôr venoval knihu Kamoš obor. S manželkou sa rozviedli v roku 1983, dôvodom bola o 22 rokov mladšia  Felicity d'Abreu Crosland,ktorú si po rozvode vzal.

Zomrel 23. novembra v roku 1990 na leukémiu vo svojom dome v Great Missendene, Buckinghamshire. Jeho vdova pokračovala v jeho neúnavnej charitatívnej činnosti prostredníctvom nadácie nesúcej jeho meno.

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Charlie és a nagy üveglift - Hangoskönyv


"Charlie, aki a Vonka-féle csokoládégyár boldog tulajdonosa, szüleivel és vénséges nagyszüleivel valamint barátjával és jótevőjével, a gyárat alapító Vonka Vilmos úrral űrutazásra indul. Űrhajójuk nem más, mint egy csodálatos üveglift, ami egyenesen a híres-neves csokigyárból startol. És ezzel kezdetét veszi a világ legfurcsább űrutazása, melynek során utasainknak még az USA elnökével is akad némi dolguk. De a Földre visszatérve sem lankadnak az izgalmak, Vonka úrnak ugyanis sikerült csodaszert előállítania, melynek hatásai kifürkészhetetlenek. A Charlie és a csokigyár folytatását is Stohl András fantasztikus előadásában hallgathatjuk. Tartalom: 1. Ez már mégis csak sok, Vonka úr! 2. Az "USA" űrhotel 3. Az összekapcsolás 4. Az elnök 5. Marslakók 6. Meghívás a Fehér Házba 7. Rondaság a felvonóban 8. Az üstöllős pozdorok 9. Hamm! 10. Bajban az űrkomp 11. A pozdorok csatája 12. Újra a csokoládégyárban 13. Mennyei varázsdinamit - Vonka úrtól a Vonka -Vit! 14. A Vonka-Vit receptje 15. Pá-pá, Viktória 16. A Vita-Vonk titka 17. Menekülés Mínuszországból 18. Aki a világon a legöregebb 19. Felnőnek a kisbabák 20. Hogyan csaljunk ki valakit az ágyból"
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