<P> Matilda is a book by British writer Roald Dahl . It was published in 1988 by Jonathan Cape in London , with 232 pages and illustrations by Quentin Blake . It was adapted as an audio reading by actress Kate Winslet , a 1996 feature film directed by Danny DeVito , a two - part BBC Radio 4 programme starring Lauren Mote as Matilda , Emerald O'Hanrahan as Miss Honey , Nichola McAuliffe as Miss Trunchbull and narrated by Lenny Henry , and a 2010 musical . </P>
<P> Matilda is a book by British writer Roald Dahl . It was published in 1988 by Jonathan Cape in London , with 232 pages and illustrations by Quentin Blake . It was adapted as an audio reading by actress Kate Winslet , a 1996 feature film directed by Danny DeVito , a two - part BBC Radio 4 programme starring Lauren Mote as Matilda , Emerald O'Hanrahan as Miss Honey , Nichola McAuliffe as Miss Trunchbull and narrated by Lenny Henry , and a 2010 musical . </P>
when was the book matilda by roald dahl published
when was the book matilda by roald dahl published
1988
1988