The Witches
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The Witches is a darkly comic children's fantasy novel by Roald Dahl about a young boy who discovers a secret society of child-hating witches plotting to eliminate all children.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| The Witches (novel) | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
dark comedy
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
The Witches (1990 film)
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The Witches (2020 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Witches stage adaptation ⓘ |
| ageGroup | middle grade readers ⓘ |
| antagonistGroup | witches ⓘ |
| author | Roald Dahl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardsAndHonors | Whitbread Award (Children's Book, 1983, winner) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsElement |
magic
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transformation into mice ⓘ witchcraft ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Quentin Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
children's fantasy
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dark comedy ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Quentin Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMoral | children should be wary and resourceful ⓘ |
| hasSequel | none ⓘ |
| illustrator | Quentin Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isStandaloneWork | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
the Grand High Witch
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the boy's grandmother ⓘ unnamed boy narrator ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableCharacter | the Grand High Witch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roald Dahl bibliography ⓘ |
| plotFocus |
plan to eliminate all children
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secret society of child-hating witches ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
England
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Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ a seaside hotel in England ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
| theme |
appearance versus reality
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child endangerment ⓘ courage ⓘ good versus evil ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPublication | 20th century ⓘ |
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The Witches (novel)