Which Roald Dahl novel features the fox named Mr Fox?

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The Roald Dahl novel featuring the fox named Mr Fox is Fantastic Mr Fox.

The 1970 novel follows Mr Fox as he steals food from three wealthy farmers: Boggis, Bunce, and Bean. The farmers unite to trap him outside his underground home, but Mr Fox uses intelligence and tunnelling to outwit them. His family and neighbouring animals eventually benefit from the food he obtains.

Dahl presents Mr Fox as both a thief and a heroic provider. The farmers are exaggerated villains, each associated with a distinctive food or personality: Boggis raises chickens, Bunce keeps ducks and geese, and Bean produces cider.

The book inspired a 2009 stop-motion film directed by Wes Anderson. That adaptation expands the characters and uses a different visual style, but the central conflict remains Dahl’s original contest between Mr Fox and the three farmers.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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