The Twits
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The Twits is a darkly comic children's book by Roald Dahl about a grotesque, spiteful couple who play cruel tricks on each other and are ultimately outwitted by the animals they abuse.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Twits canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's book
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novel ⓘ work of fiction ⓘ |
| author | Roald Dahl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Muggle-Wump the Monkey
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the Roly-Poly Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsElement |
practical jokes
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slapstick humour ⓘ talking animals ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Quentin Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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dark comedy ⓘ humour ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
audiobook
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stage play ⓘ |
| hasAntagonist |
Mr. Twit
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Mrs. Twit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | true ⓘ |
| illustrator | Quentin Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedReadingLevel | middle grade readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Mr. Twit
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Mrs. Twit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| moral | cruelty and nastiness lead to downfall ⓘ |
| notableFor |
grotesque humour
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moral lesson about kindness ⓘ |
| partOf | Roald Dahl bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary |
Mr. and Mrs. Twit are a grotesque, spiteful couple who constantly play cruel tricks on each other.
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The Twits capture and mistreat a family of monkeys and other animals. ⓘ The abused animals eventually outwit the Twits and turn their tricks back on them. ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1980 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | a small English town ⓘ |
| targetAudience | children ⓘ |
| theme |
animal rights
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cruelty ⓘ justice ⓘ revenge ⓘ ugliness of character ⓘ |
| workChronology |
follows Danny, the Champion of the World
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precedes George's Marvellous Medicine ⓘ |
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