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The Great Automatic Grammatizator by Roald Dahl

Updated: Sep 28, 2025

Steampunk machine emits glowing wires, printing paper. Text: "The Great Automatic Grammatizator, Roald Dahl." Retro tech vibe.
A vivid illustration of Roald Dahl's "The Great Automatic Grammatizator," capturing the mechanical transformation of creativity into profit-driven output, symbolizing the perils of losing originality to automation.

Explore Roald Dahl’s satirical short story “The Great Automatic Grammatizator,” a chilling yet witty tale about a machine that mass-produces literature, questioning creativity, commercialization, and the future of art. Includes summary, analysis, MCQs, and interactive quiz for students.



“A gloomy office scene in the 1950s. Adolph Knipe, tall, thin, with messy hair and a gloomy face, stands sloppily before Mr Bohlen’s desk. Mr Bohlen, a short plump man with nervous small white hands, plays with a paperclip while speaking. Dim light through Venetian blinds, dusty office atmosphere.”
Knipe receives little comfort from Mr Bohlen despite praise for his work.


“A shabby two-room apartment with scattered papers and a typewriter on a table. Adolph Knipe slumps in a chair, coat thrown on the sofa, sipping whiskey thoughtfully as he stares at his half-finished story titled ‘A Narrow Escape.’ Rain beats against the window.”
Knipe sits in introspection, sipping a drink as scattered pages of his story "A Narrow Escape" lie before him, the dim light and rain-soaked window reflecting his struggle with writer's block.



“Close-up of Knipe’s face as his eyes and mouth open wide in astonishment. A glow of inspiration spreads across his expression as he stares motionless at the wall, the room around him filled with paper scraps and whiskey glass.”
Knipe's eyes widen in astonished delight as a brilliant idea suddenly comes to him, frozen in a moment of creative breakthrough.



“Cluttered living room transformed into a chaotic workshop. Sheets of paper with formulas, Roget’s Thesaurus, telephone directories, and machine sketches litter the floor. Knipe, thin and wild-eyed, scribbles notes while muttering, rubbing his hands gleefully.”
Knipe, filled with excitement, plans his innovative writing machine amidst a clutter of sketches and paperwork.

“Knipe, flushed with excitement, places two large folders of machine plans on Mr Bohlen’s desk. Bohlen, astonished, peers at the detailed diagrams. The office atmosphere is tense.”
Knipe enthusiastically presents his inventive plans to a doubtful boss, hoping to prove the brilliance of his bold idea.



“A huge machine room filled with wiring, glass valves, and humming generators. Corridors lined with cables and a control panel with typewriter-like buttons. Knipe and Bohlen stand in awe before the glowing machine.”
In the dimly lit control room, two men stand before an intricate array of machinery, anticipation and curiosity on their faces as the great machine prepares to tell its first tale.

“Sheets of paper fly into a basket from the machine. Bohlen angrily waves a page filled with gibberish letters and nonsense symbols. Knipe, calm but excited, explains the error.”
Bohlen, visibly frustrated, reacts to nonsensical output while Knipe attempts to calm him with explanations.



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