Mark West
English professor specializing in children's literature and the history of childhood, who discusses Roald Dahl's impact, evolution as a writer, and character agency in his books.
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Mar 23, 2026 • 36min
The Writing Life
Jesse Stern, a television writer who values experience and discomfort for craft. Mark West, an English professor on children’s literature and Dahl’s evolution. They discuss why adventure fuels writers, Dahl’s hut ritual and strict writing hours, his temper and dramatic revisions, his adult fiction’s daring, and how his work reshaped child agency in stories.
