Blake’s energetic pen fits perfectly with the spirited nature of Dahl’s writing, while his angular lines fit effortlessly with the sharp and acerbic nature of the author’s voice. Looking back on it now, it feels almost strange to think it took so long for their partnership to begin. Today, it is almost impossible to think of one without the other, and yet it wasn’t until Dahl’s ninth book that they first began their collaboration. His sharp lines seem to exude an inescapable energy, and his work seems to encapsulate all that is good about being young.įor many, it is his work with the writer Roald Dahl (1916–90) that he is best known. Whether he is drawing with a marker, a reed pen, a Waverly nib, or even a bird’s feather – his style is instantly recognisable. His work has been enchanting, inspiring and enriching lives ever since he first began working in the early-1960s. Arguably he is Britain’s best-known illustrator. With well over three hundred books to his name, there is a strong chance that the work of Quentin Blake (b.1932) has, at some point, been a part of your life. The edition above was published in 1998 with illustrations © Quentin Blake Photograph: Illustration Chronicles First published by Jonathan Cape in 1978, The Enormous Crocodile was written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.
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