<Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Children's literature, Fantasy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Published </Th> <Td> 1 October 1988 </Td> </Tr> <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> In 2012 Matilda was ranked number 30 among all - time children's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal, a monthly with primarily US audience . It was the first of four books by Dahl among the Top 100, more than any other writer . </P>

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