Roald Dahl and the Back Story to “The BFG

The secret autobiography of a writer and his heartbreak at the death of his seven-year-old daughter from measles.

Jerry Griswold

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Steven Spielberg’s new movie The BFG (Disney Studios) is a largely faithful version of Roald Dahl’s popular children’s book with the same title. The one significant departure from the book is downplayed…

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Jerry Griswold

Writer/critic/professor/journalist: children’s literature, culture, film, travel. Seven books, 100's of essays in NY&LA Times.