Inside Charlie's Chocolate Factory: The Complete Story of Willy Wonka, the Golden Ticket and Roald Dahl's Most Famous Creation - Softcover

Lucy Mangan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141350776 ISBN 13: 9780141350776

Publisher: Penguin, 2014

Synopsis

This fascinating full-colour book celebrates the 50th birthday of that best-loved story Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Prizewinning journalist Lucy Mangan explores the wide-ranging influence that , Charlie Bucket, Willy Wonka and the Oompa-Loompas have had on our culture. The book features 100s of images, including previously unseen material from the Roald Dahl archive and behind-the-scenes photographs from the Johnny Depp and Gene Wilder films, the Sam Mendes musical and more. A must-have for every generation of fans of the world's number-one storyteller, Roald Dahl, and all those who love the story of Charlie in any of its forms.

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Review:

Praise for "Inside Charlie's Chocolate Factory"
"This thoughtful critique of an enduring classic combines elements of biography, the creative process, literary and film analyses, and social commentary, and it should appeal to a wide audience of fans." --"Booklist"
"This title will especially strike a chord with fans of Dahl's work, students of classic children's literature, and those interested in the early days of modern publishing...this book ensures that Dahl's legacy will endure as long as an everlasting gobstopper." --"SLJ"
"An effusive celebration of Roald Dahl's" Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" on its 50th anniversary." --"Kirkus Reviews"

Praise for"Inside Charlie's Chocolate Factory"
This thoughtful critique of an enduring classic combines elements of biography, the creative process, literary and film analyses, and social commentary, and it should appeal to a wide audience of fans. "Booklist"
This title will especially strike a chord with fans of Dahl s work, students of classic children s literature, and those interested in the early days of modern publishing this book ensures that Dahl's legacy will endure as long as an everlasting gobstopper. "SLJ"
An effusive celebration of Roald Dahl's" Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" on its 50th anniversary. "Kirkus Reviews""

Praise forInside Charlie's Chocolate Factory
This thoughtful critique of an enduring classic combines elements of biography, the creative process, literary and film analyses, and social commentary, and it should appeal to a wide audience of fans. Booklist
This title will especially strike a chord with fans of Dahl s work, students of classic children s literature, and those interested in the early days of modern publishing this book ensures that Dahl's legacy will endure as long as an everlasting gobstopper. SLJ
An effusive celebration of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on its 50th anniversary. Kirkus Reviews"

About the Author:

Roald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. He was also the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG and many more brilliant stories. He remains THE WORLD'S NUMBER ONE STORYTELLER.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0141350776
• ISBN 13: 9780141350776
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224