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About the Author

out of all those wonderful books you have writ- Aditi: That’s great to hear! I cannot wait until an-
ten, which one is your favorite? other one of your books gets turned into a mov-
ie. I enjoy both the book and the movie.
Roald Dahl: It’s good to hear that you have been
supporting me for a long time now. I appreci- Roald Dahl: Thank you! Appreciate it a lot.
ate it! Hmm… it is hard to choose one favorite
book, but if I had to choose, I would probably Aditi: Sir, I heard that you were once a choco-
choose “The BFG”. “The BFG” is one of the many latier? So, is the book “Charlie and the Chocolate
stories I used to tell my children and this story Factory” related to when you were a chocolatier?
also reminds me of when I was little. So, I
would say my favorite book is “The Roald Dahl: I just got reminded
BFG”. of the olden days. I remem-
ber quite vividly dur-
Aditi: That is wonder- ing my school days,
ful! “The BFG” is also Cadbury would of-
one of my favorite ten send their test
books. Now, you packages to stu-
must be knowing dents in exchange
that most of for their opin-
your books have ion on the new
turned into mov- product. That is
ies. How do you when I also went
feel about these to different choc-
movies? Do the olate companies
characters live up to and “Charlie and
your expectations? the Chocolate Facto-
ry” is mostly related to
Roald Dahl: Oh yes! To my childhood and it was
be very honest, at first, I originally inspired by my
was skeptical about the mov- experiences of the chocolate
ie. I was scared that the characters factory.
would not live up to my expectations,
but at the same time I was extremely proud and Aditi: These are some very interesting facts that
happy since the book I wrote was now going to I did not know of. I am really happy that you
be turned into a movie. It was one of the most were able to give an interview today. Once again,
exciting moments in my life. When the movie thank you so much, it means a lot to us that you
was out, I rushed to watch it and it was marvel- took out time to give this interview. Hope you
ous. The characters and the plot were just as I have an amazing day.
had imagined. The movie was fun to watch and I
am pretty sure many people loved it as much as I Roald Dahl: No need to thank me. I am glad I
did. I hope more of my books turn into movies. was of help to you. Thank you as well, I hope you
It would be a big accomplishment for me. have a great day too.