AYes, "Matilda" was written by British author Roald Dahl (illustrated by Quentin Blake) and first published in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape Ltd in 1988.Roald Dahl is known for his writing of other famous children's books (many of which have been made into movies) including: James and the Giant Peach (1961; adapted as an animated film in 1996), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964; adapted as a film twice, in 1971 and in 2005), The Magic Finger (1966; never adapted), Fantastic Mr. Fox (1970; adapted as an animated film in 2009), Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (1972; never adapted), The Enormous Crocodile (1978; never adapted), The Twits (1980; slated for release in 2012), George's Marvellous Medicine (1981; never adapted), The BFG (1982; adapted as an animated film in 1989), The Witches (1983; adapted as a film in 1990, a new filmic adaptation is slated for release in 2011), and The Giraffe, the Pelly and Me (1985; never adapted). Dahl also wrote a number of books of children's poetry, including: Revolting Rhymes (1982) and Dirty Beasts (1984), and several collections of short stories, such as The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More (1977). He also wrote a two part autobiography, Boy: Tales of Childhood.
AHighly doubtful. If anything, Trunchbull was just alluring to the old expression "blood, sweat and tears", meaning a lot of effort and suffering went into making something. But, knowing her nature, she would say something that sounds graphic and disgusting to a young boy before making him eat something.
