Danny, the Champion of the World

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"Danny, the Champion of the World" is a children's novel by Roald Dahl about a young boy and his ingenious father who embark on a daring poaching adventure that tests their courage and bond.

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instanceOf children's novel
work of fiction
author Roald Dahl NERFINISHED
containsCharacter Doctor Spencer NERFINISHED
Mr. Snoddy NERFINISHED
Mrs. Clipstone NERFINISHED
Sergeant Samways NERFINISHED
Victor Hazell NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
firstPublicationYear 1975
genre adventure fiction
children's literature
family fiction
hasAdaptation Danny the Champion of the World (1989 film) NERFINISHED
Danny the Champion of the World (stage adaptation) NERFINISHED
Danny the Champion of the World (television film) NERFINISHED
hasAntagonist Victor Hazell NERFINISHED
hasIllustrator Jill Bennett NERFINISHED
hasMediaType hardcover
paperback
print
hasMoral loyalty to family can outweigh obedience to unfair authority
hasPageCountApprox 200
hasProtagonist Danny NERFINISHED
hasSubject countryside life
parenting
pheasants
poaching
resourcefulness
literaryPeriod 20th-century literature
mainCharacter Danny NERFINISHED
William (Danny's father) NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective first-person narration
narrator Danny NERFINISHED
originalLanguage English
partOf Roald Dahl bibliography
plotElement father and son executing an elaborate poaching plan
poaching pheasants from a wealthy landowner
publisher Jonathan Cape NERFINISHED
setting rural England
targetAudience children
middle-grade readers
theme class conflict
courage
father–son relationship
ingenuity
rebellion against authority

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Roald Dahl notableWork Danny, the Champion of the World
Alison Owen notableWork Danny, the Champion of the World
this entity surface form: Danny the Champion of the World