The BFG
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The BFG is a beloved children's fantasy novel by Roald Dahl about a kind-hearted giant who befriends a young orphan girl and together they try to stop man-eating giants.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The BFG canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
children's novel
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work of fiction ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
1989 animated film The BFG
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2016 live-action/CGI film The BFG NERFINISHED ⓘ stage play The BFG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Roald Dahl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | a short story in Danny, the Champion of the World ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | the Queen of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector |
Brian Cosgrove
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Steven Spielberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear |
1989
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2016 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1982 ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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fantasy ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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print book ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Sophie
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the BFG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMoral |
even small and gentle individuals can change the world
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kindness can overcome cruelty ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
courage
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friendship ⓘ good versus evil ⓘ imagination ⓘ |
| illustrator | Quentin Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedReadingLevel | middle grade readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableElement |
dream-catching and dream-blowing
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frobscottle, a fizzy drink causing whizzpoppers ⓘ invented language and words used by the BFG ⓘ |
| partOf | Roald Dahl's body of children's works ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Sophie befriends the Big Friendly Giant and helps him stop man-eating giants from terrorizing humans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription |
a kind-hearted Big Friendly Giant who refuses to eat humans
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a young orphan girl named Sophie ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Buckingham Palace
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Giant Country NERFINISHED ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 20th century ⓘ |
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