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''The BFG'' (short for ''The Big Friendly Giant'') is a 1982 children's book written by British novelist Roald Dahl and illustrated by
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. It is an expansion of a
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from Dahl's 1975 book '' Danny, the Champion of the World''. The book is dedicated to Dahl's late daughter, Olivia, who died of measles encephalitis at the age of seven in 1962. An animated adaptation was released in 1989 with
David Jason Sir David John White (born 2 February 1940), known professionally by his stage name David Jason, is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Derek "Del Boy" Trotter in the BBC sitcom '' Only Fools and Horses'', Detective Inspector ...
providing the voice of the BFG and
Amanda Root Amanda Root (born 1963) is an English stage and screen actress and a former voice actress for children's programmes. Root is known for her starring role in the 1995 BBC film adaptation of Jane Austen's '' Persuasion'', her role in the Britis ...
as the voice of Sophie. It has also been adapted as a theatre performance. A theatrical Disney live-action adaptation directed by Steven Spielberg was released in 2016. As of 2009, the novel has sold 37 million copies, with more than 1 million copies sold around the world every year. In 2003, ''The BFG'' was listed at number 56 in ''
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'', a
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survey of the British public. In 2012, the novel was ranked number 88 among all-time best children's novels in a survey published by ''
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'', a US monthly. In 2012, the BFG and Sophie appeared on Royal Mail commemorative postage stamps.


Plot

Sophie, an eight-year-old girl in an
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, cannot sleep. Looking out of her window, she sees a mysterious
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in the street, carrying a suitcase and a
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. The giant sees Sophie, who tries to hide in bed, but the giant picks her up through the window. Sophie is carried to a large
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in the middle of a desolate land, where the giant sets her down. Believing that he intends to eat her, Sophie pleads for her life, but the giant laughs and dismisses the idea. He explains that although most giants do eat humans, he does not, because he is the Big Friendly Giant, or BFG. The BFG explains, in a unique and muddled speech, that his nine neighbours are much bigger and stronger giants, who all happily eat humans every night. They vary their choice of destination both to avoid detection and because the people's origins affect their taste. For example, people from
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taste greasy, and so no giant goes there, while people from
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taste of
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. As he will never allow Sophie to leave in case she tells anyone of his existence, the BFG reveals the purpose of his suitcase and trumpet: he catches dreams in Dream Country, collects them in jars, and gives the good ones to children all around the world, but destroys the bad ones. Since he does not eat people, he must eat the only crop which grows in his land—the repulsive snozzcumber, which looks like a cucumber. When the Bloodbottler, one of the other giants, enters the cave, Sophie hides in the snozzcumber; not knowing this, the BFG tricks the Bloodbottler into eating the vegetable. Luckily, the larger giant spits her out and leaves in disgust. They then drink frobscottle, a delicious fizzy drink where the bubbles sink downwards rather than upwards, causing noisy flatulence, which the BFG calls "whizzpopping". The BFG takes Sophie to Dream Country, but is bullied along the way by his neighbours, led by Fleshlumpeater, the largest and strongest. Sophie watches the BFG catch two dreams—while one would be a good dream, the other is a nightmare. The BFG uses it on Fleshlumpeater, who has a dream about a giant-killer named
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and accidentally starts a brawl with his companions. Sophie persuades the BFG to approach the Queen of England for help with the other giants. She navigates the giant to Buckingham Palace, where he places her in the Queen's bedroom. He then gives the Queen a nightmare which closely parallels real events; because the BFG placing Sophie in her bedroom was part of the dream, the Queen believes her and speaks with the giant over breakfast. Fully convinced, she authorises a task force to travel to the giants' homeland and secure them as they sleep. The BFG guides a fleet of
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s to the sleeping giants. Eight are successfully shackled, but Fleshlumpeater awakes; Sophie and the BFG trick him into being tied up. Having collected the BFG's dream collection, the helicopters carry the giants back to England, where they are imprisoned in a massive pit. Every country that the giants had visited in the past send thanks and gifts to the BFG and Sophie, for whom residences are built in
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. Tourists come in huge numbers to watch the giants in the pit, who are now fed only on snozzcumbers; they receive an unexpected snack when three drunks manage to climb the fence and fall in. The BFG receives the official title of Royal Dream-Blower, and continues bestowing dreams upon children; he also learns to speak and write more intelligibly, writing a book identified as the novel itself, under another's name.


Characters

* Sophie: The imaginative, creative, nearsighted and kind-hearted protagonist of the story who becomes a brave international heroine. Named after Dahl's first grandchild,
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. Voiced by
Amanda Root Amanda Root (born 1963) is an English stage and screen actress and a former voice actress for children's programmes. Root is known for her starring role in the 1995 BBC film adaptation of Jane Austen's '' Persuasion'', her role in the Britis ...
in the 1989 film and portrayed by
Ruby Barnhill Ruby Ann Barnhill (born 16 July 2004) is a British actress. She played the lead role of Sophie in Steven Spielberg's Disney live-action film of 2016, ''The BFG (2016 film), The BFG''.Danny, the Champion of the World'', in which he is introduced as a folkloric character. His name is an initialism of 'Big Friendly Giant'. Voiced by
David Jason Sir David John White (born 2 February 1940), known professionally by his stage name David Jason, is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Derek "Del Boy" Trotter in the BBC sitcom '' Only Fools and Horses'', Detective Inspector ...
in the 1989 film and motion-captured by
Mark Rylance Sir David Mark Rylance Waters (born 18 January 1960) is a British actor, playwright and theatre director. He is known for his roles on stage and screen having received numerous awards including an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Laurence ...
in the 2016 film. *
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: The British monarch. Firm, bold, and ladylike, she plays an important role in helping Sophie and the BFG. Voiced by
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in the 1989 film and portrayed by
Penelope Wilton Dame Penelope Alice Wilton (born 3 June 1946), styled Penelope, Lady Holm between 1998 and 2001, is an English actress. She is known for starring opposite Richard Briers in the BBC sitcom ''Ever Decreasing Circles'' (1984–1989); playing H ...
in the 2016 film. * Mary: The Queen's maid. Voiced by
Mollie Sugden Mary Isobel Sugden (21 July 19221 July 2009), known professionally as Mollie Sugden was an English actress. She was best known for being an original cast member in the British sitcom '' Are You Being Served?'' (1972–1985) as senior saleswoman ...
in the 1989 film and portrayed by
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in the 2016 film. * Mr. Tibbs: The Queen's butler. Voiced by
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in the 1989 film and portrayed by Rafe Spall in the 2016 film. * Mrs. Clonkers: The unseen director of the orphanage in which Sophie lives at the start of the novel; described as cruel to her charges. Voiced by
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in the 1989 film and portrayed by Marilyn Norry in the 2016 film. * The Heads of the Army and the Air Force: Two bombastic officers answering to the Queen. Voiced by Michael Knowles and Ballard Berkeley in the 1989 film and portrayed by Chris Shields and
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in the 2016 film. * Nine Man-Eating Giants: Each man-eating giant is about 50-feet-tall and proportionately broad and powerful and they only wear skirt-like coverings around their waists. According to the BFG, the flavours of the humans that the man-eating giants dine on depends on their country of origin:
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taste like
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,
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are too greasy (and hence apparently no giant ever visits that country), people from
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taste like hats, the Welsh taste like fish, people from
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taste like cardigans, and the Danes taste like dogs. ** The Fleshlumpeater: The leader of the other eight man-eating giants and the largest and most horrible of the bunch. Shows no mercy for eating so many humans over the years, and is happy with what he has done and would continue it if he could. Voiced by
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in the 1989 film and motion-captured by
Jemaine Clement Jemaine Atea Mahana Clement (born 10 January 1974) is a New Zealand actor, comedian, musician and filmmaker. He has released several albums with Bret McKenzie as the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, and created a comedy series of th ...
in the 2016 film. ** The Bloodbottler: Second-in-command to the Fleshlumpeater and also the smartest of the bunch. He has a fondness for the taste of human blood. Voiced by
Don Henderson Donald Francis Henderson (10 November 1931 – 22 June 1997)Ancestry/Find My Past (his birth was registered in the December 1931 quarter) was an English actor. He was known for playing both "tough guy" roles and authority figures, and is remem ...
in the 1989 film and motion-captured by
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in the 2016 film. ** The Manhugger: One of the nine man-eating giants. He is the tallest of the giants and also has extremely large hands compared to the rest of his body. He is notable for his black hair and the vest and shorts he wears. Motion-captured by
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in the 2016 film. ** The Meatdripper: One of the nine man-eating giants. He pretends to be a tree in a park so that he can pick off the humans that go under him or families that stop to have a picnic underneath him. He has a Mohawk and a mustache and does not wear a shirt, just two handmade straps out of human materials. He wears red shorts and seems to be the cleanest of the giants. He also seems to care a lot more about hunting and being more serious than the rest. Motion-captured by Paul Moniz de Sa in the 2016 film. ** The Childchewer: One of the nine man-eating giants. He is best friends with the Meatdripper in the story and also by the name, suggests he enjoys the taste of child most of all. He only wears one piece of clothing and has a long beard and gray hair. he also makes the most noise out of the giant men when he sleeps. Motion-captured by Jonathan Holmes in the 2016 film. ** The Butcher Boy: The youngest of the nine man-eating giants. He wears a circus tent for clothes, and is the most immature of the men. Motion-captured by
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in the 2016 film. ** The Maidmasher: One of the nine man-eating giants. The name suggests he likes to smash maidens, but it is never confirmed it could mean he smashes them with his teeth. He is one of the fatest of the giants and also wears pants. He has thin but slightly visible hair and seems to have put the most car into his outfit out of the giants.Motion-captured by
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in the 2016 film. ** The Bonecruncher: One of the nine man-eating giants who is known for crunching up two humans for dinner every night. He enjoys eating people from Turkey, making him the picky eater of the bunch, although he will go to other countries such as joining the other eight in a trip to England. He is bald and notable wears an overall looking outfit. He also seems to be the fatest of the giants. Motion-captured by Daniel Bacon in the 2016 film. ** The Gizzardgulper: One of the nine man-eating giants. He often lies above the rooftops of the cities to grab people walking down the streets. He wears a helmet and pants but no shirt which distinguishes him. In the film he road down a hill with cars that he put on his feet like a roller skate with Sophie inside of one of them. Motion-captured by Chris Gibbs in the 2016 film.


References in other Roald Dahl books

The BFG first appears as a story told to Danny by his father in '' Danny, the Champion of the World''. The ending is almost the same as ''
James and the Giant Peach ''James and the Giant Peach'' is a popular children's novel written in 1961 by British author Roald Dahl. The first edition, published by Alfred Knopf, featured illustrations by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. There have been re-illustrated versions of ...
'', when he writes a story about himself, by himself. Also, Mr. Tibbs relates to Mrs. Tibbs, the friend of Mr. Gilligrass, the U.S. president in ''
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator ''Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator'' is a children's book by British author Roald Dahl. It is the sequel to ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'', continuing the story of young Charlie Bucket and chocolatier Willy Wonka as they travel in t ...
''.


Awards and recognition

''The BFG'' has won numerous awards including the 1985
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as the year's best children's book, in its German translation ''Sophiechen und der Riese'' and the 1991 Read Alone and Read Aloud BILBY Awards from the Children's Book Council of Australia. In 2003 it was ranked number 56 in
The Big Read The Big Read was a survey on books carried out by the BBC in the United Kingdom in 2003, where over three-quarters of a million votes were received from the British public to find the nation's best-loved novel of all time. The year-long survey wa ...
, a two-stage survey of the British public by the
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National Education Association The National Education Association (NEA) is the largest labor union in the United States. It represents public school teachers and other support personnel, faculty and staffers at colleges and universities, retired educators, and college stud ...
listed ''The BFG'' among the "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children" based on a 2007 online poll. In 2012, it was ranked number 88 among all-time children's novels in a survey published by ''
School Library Journal ''School Library Journal'' (''SLJ'') is an American monthly magazine containing reviews and other articles for school librarians, media specialists, and public librarians who work with young people. Articles cover a wide variety of topics, with ...
'', a monthly with primarily U.S. audience. It was the fourth of four books by Dahl among the Top 100, more than any other writer.


Editions


English

* (hardcover, 1982) * (hardcover, 1982) * (paperback, 1982) * (hardcover, 1984) * (paperback, 1984) * (paperback, 1985) * (hardcover, 1993) * (hardcover, 1993) * (paperback, 1998) * (paperback, 1999) * (paperback, 2001) * (hardcover, 2002) * / (paperback, 2007) * (audio CD read by
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)


Selected translations

* (''De GVR'', Dutch, 1983) * (''The BFG'', Spanish, 1984) * (''Sophiechen und der Riese'', German, 1984) * (''Le bon gros géant'', French, 1984) * ( (, Japanese, 1985) * (''Il GGG'', Italian, 1987) * (''Die GSR: die groot sagmoedige reus'', Afrikaans, 1993) * ( (), Korean, 1997) * (''Gjiganti i madh i mirë'', Albanian, 199-) * ( (), Chinese, 2000) * (''Yr CMM: yr èc èm èm'', Welsh, 2003) * (''Uriașul cel príetenos'', Romanian, 2005) * (''Wielkomilud'', Polish, 2016) * (''De GFR'', West Frisian, 2016)


Adaptations


Comic strip

Between 1986 and 1998, the novel was adapted into a newspaper comic by journalist Brian Lee and artist
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. It was published in the ''
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'' and originally a straight adaptation, with scripts accepted by Roald Dahl himself. After a while the comic started following its own storylines and continued long after Dahl's death in 1990.


Stage play

The play was adapted for the stage by David Wood and premiered at the Wimbledon Theatre in 1991.


Films


1989 film

On 25 December 1989, ITV broadcast an animated film based on the book and produced by Cosgrove Hall Films on television, with
David Jason Sir David John White (born 2 February 1940), known professionally by his stage name David Jason, is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Derek "Del Boy" Trotter in the BBC sitcom '' Only Fools and Horses'', Detective Inspector ...
providing the voice of the BFG and
Amanda Root Amanda Root (born 1963) is an English stage and screen actress and a former voice actress for children's programmes. Root is known for her starring role in the 1995 BBC film adaptation of Jane Austen's '' Persuasion'', her role in the Britis ...
as the voice of Sophie. The film was dedicated to animator George Jackson who worked on numerous
Cosgrove Hall Cosgrove Hall Films (also known as Cosgrove Hall Productions) was an English animation studio founded by Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall; its headquarters was in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. Cosgrove Hall was once a major producer of childre ...
productions.


2016 film

A theatrical live-action film adaptation was produced by
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, directed by Steven Spielberg, and starring
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as the BFG, as well as
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,
Jemaine Clement Jemaine Atea Mahana Clement (born 10 January 1974) is a New Zealand actor, comedian, musician and filmmaker. He has released several albums with Bret McKenzie as the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, and created a comedy series of th ...
,
Rebecca Hall Rebecca Maria Hall (born 3 May 1982) is an English actress and filmmaker. She made her first onscreen appearance at age 10 in the 1992 television adaptation of '' The Camomile Lawn'', directed by her father, Sir Peter Hall. Her professional s ...
, Rafe Spall, and
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. The film was released on 1 July 2016, to positive critical reception. However, the film was financially unsuccessful.


TV series

A TV series based on ''The BFG'' is being developed as part of Netflix's "animated series event", based on Roald Dahl's books.


References

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