ロワルド・ダール ROALD DAHL

ロワルド・ダール

 

今、ロワルド・ダールの「魔女」を読んでいる。ダールは（1916-1990）英国の小説家で、映画になった「チャーリーとチョコレート工場」の作家だ。
「魔女」はめっちゃ面白い。こんなおもろい小説は読んだことがない。笑い、ハラハラ・ドキドキに満ち満ちている。ダールは子供の心を熟知しており、子供を小説の主人公になりきらせる術を心得ている。彼の想像力は抜群で、面白くてびっくりするようなエピソードを小説の至る所にちりばめている。
ダールの英語は難しくない。文体がいい。彼の小説をどんどん読んで私のライティング力を磨き、彼の英語のレベルに近づきたい。

ROALD DAHL

　　I am now reading The Witches written by Roald Dahl, a British novelist and short story writer (1916-1990). He wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which was made into a film.
　　The Witches is one of the most entertaining children’s stories I have ever read. It is full of humor, excitement, and adventures. Roald Dahl knows children’s psycology thoroughly. He knows how to lead the reader to identify himself with the protagonist. I admire him for his rich imagination that produces endless funny and surprising episodes in his books.
　　His English is not so difficult. I enjoy his writing style. By reading a lot of his novels and short stories, I want to improve my writing to his level.
　　I was especially fascinated by the way The Grand High Witch in The Witches speaks: “I demand maximum rrree-sults! So here are my orders! My orders are that every single child in this country shall be rrrubbed out, sqvashed, sqvirted, sqvittered and frrrittered before I come here again in vun year’s time!” As you see, she can’t pronounce “R” and “W” sounds well. That makes the story all the more funny.