'Roald Dahl probably wouldn't like a Jew like me. I still read him to my son'

The beloved children's author was an outspoken antisemite, but his legacy has endured. In his hit show 'Giants,' now being staged on Broadway, playwright Mark Rosenblatt revisits the scandals that dogged Roald Dahl

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'Roald Dahl probably wouldn't like a Jew like me. I still read him to my son'

Mark Rosenblatt. Can art be separated from the artist? Credit: Luke Bryant

The beloved children's author was an outspoken antisemite, but his legacy has endured. In his hit show 'Giants,' now being staged on Broadway, playwright Mark Rosenblatt revisits the scandals that dogged Roald Dahl

06:59 AM • May 15 2026 IDT

Mr. and Mrs. Twit are perhaps the most revolting couple in classic children's literature. Ugly, petty and consumed by resentment even toward each other, they delight in cruel pranks, tormenting their pet monkeys and trapping innocent birds.

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