Matilda
1988 children's book by Roald Dahl
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Summary
Matilda is a literary work[1]. Matilda ranks in the top 0.97% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,185 views/month, #276 of 28,446).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Roald Dahl[3]
- Illustrator: Quentin Blake[4]
- Publisher: Penguin Books[5]
- Genre: fantasy[6]
- Followed by: Esio Trot[7]
- Language of work or name: English[8]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[9]
- Publication date: 1986[10]
- Characters: Matilda Wormwood[11], Agatha Trunchbull[12], Sir Peter Parker, 1st Baronet[13]
- Has edition or translation: Matilda[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Matilda (novel)[15]
- Title: Matilda[16]
- Different from: Mathilda[17]
- Intended public: child[18]
- Derivative work: Matilda[19], Matilda the Musical[20]
- Universal Decimal Classification (works and editions): 82-93[21]
- P14546: 139192[22]
Product Details
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Why It Matters
Matilda has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Matilda is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]