The BFG

by Roald Dahl · first published 1982

The BFG (short for The Big Friendly Giant) is a 1982 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. It is an expansion of a short story from Dahl's 1975 novel Danny, the Champion of the World. The book is dedicated to Dahl's oldest daughter, Olivia, who had died of measles encephalitis at the age of seven in 1962. An animated adaptation was released in 1989 with David Jason providing the voice of the BFG and Amanda Root as the voice of Sophie.

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Genre:

Fantasy, Children's fiction

Original language:

English

Reader rating:

★ 4.1 / 5 (142 on Open Library)

Year page:

1982