Popular British writer of children's books
Dahl attended boarding school & was bullied
Had wonderful holidays in Wales
Led an eccentric life (adventurer, business man, photographer, special constable in WW II, RAF pilot, worked for the British embassy, worked for MI6, journalist, writer of short stories and children's books, inventor)
Suffered plenty of hardships in life
(terrible accident himself, terrible accident baby son, lost his daughter at a young age, is wife suffered strokes, he divorced, fell ill for a long time, had quarrels with many people)