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posted on 2018-03-02, 17:04 authored by Elaine L. ShawTo defend an author and his work naturally presupposes that the
author's work is under attack; an obvious statement perhaps, but one
which most definitely needs to be articulated in this particular
case, as the author in question is one of the most popular writers of
children’s fiction today. Why, then, is he under attack when children
all over the Western world avidly read and eagerly await each new
production? The answer is found via another question—From whom is
Dahl under attack? Certainly not from his intended audience but from
the guardians of the young, who tend to fall into two broad groups: those who make highly academic claims for children's books and those
who highlight irrelevant issues. [Continues.]
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