Roald Dahl family apologises for author’s anti-Semitic comments

The comments date to an interview in the 1980s
Roald Dahl family apologises for author’s anti-Semitic comments

Pictured is the children's author Roald Dahl. His family have apologised for his anti-semetic comments. Picture: PA

Roald Dahl’s family has apologised for anti-Semitic comments made by the author.

The creator of books such as Matilda, The BFG, The Witches and Charlie And The Chocolate Factory died at the age of 74 in 1990 but has since regularly topped lists of the nation’s favourite authors and his stories continued to be beloved by children around the world.

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