Back Les bruixes Catalan Čarodějnice (román) Czech Y Gwrachod Welsh Hexen hexen German Las brujas Spanish جادوگرها Persian Kuka pelkää noitia Finnish Sacrées Sorcières French Na Cailleacha Irish As bruxas Galician
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| Author | Roald Dahl |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Quentin Blake |
| Genre | Children's fantasy Dark fantasy |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
Publication date | 27 October 1983 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 208 |
| Awards | Whitbread Book Award (1983) |
| ISBN | 978-1101662977 |
The Witches is a 1983 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. A dark fantasy, the story is set partly in Norway and partly in England, and features the experiences of a young English boy and his Norwegian grandmother in a world where child-hating societies of witches secretly exist in every country. The witches are ruled by the vicious and powerful Grand High Witch, who arrives in England to organise her plan to turn all of the children there into mice.
The Witches was originally published by Jonathan Cape in London, with illustrations by Quentin Blake who had previously collaborated with Dahl. It received mixed reviews and was criticised for misogyny. In 2012, the book was ranked number 81 among all-time best children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal, a US monthly. In 2019, the BBC listed The Witches on its list of the 100 most influential novels. In 2012, the Grand High Witch appeared on a Royal Mail commemorative postage stamp.[1]
The book has been adapted into audiobook recordings, a stage play, a 2007 two-part BBC Radio dramatisation, an opera, two motion pictures and a musical stage production.
- ^ Flood, Alison (9 January 2012). "Roald Dahl stamps honour classic children's author". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 January 2022.