DAHL, Roald.

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James and the Giant Peach. First edition, with the five-line colophon, of the author's first novel for children. Described as "rude, naughty, anti-adult, creepy, and sometimes cruel" (ODNB), it was later adapted into the 1996 film which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Musical."One is tempted to say that not since Alice has there been such a wonderland. The difference is that James is all boy and what transpires in the story is anything but Victorian" (26 October 1961).

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