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Without Nastiness, Roald Dahl Isn’t Roald Dahl

Por: The Atlantic Opinion February 21, 2023

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Rewriting his novels is about corporate safetyism, not social justice.Keystone / Hulton Archive / GettyFebruary 21, 2023, 2:20 PM ETDo you have a favorite book by Roald Dahl? I do—it’s his adult novel, , a work defined by its unremitting misanthropy, vulgar sex scenes, and troubling sympathy for eugenics.The negative of My Uncle Oswald tend to focus on its sexism, homophobia, and “glorification of rape culture.” Set at the turn of the... + full article



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