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Roald Dahl Collected Stories

Roald Dahl Collected Stories( )
Author: Treglown, Jeremy
Dahl, Roald
ISBN:978-1-84159-300-5
Publication Date:Oct 2006
Publisher:Everyman
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $49.99
Book Description:

Many of these stores are now so famous from film and television adaptations that they need no introduction. Roald Dahl is well known as a master of the macabre and the unexpected in the tradition of Saki, and this volume does not disappoint. He began his literary career by writing about his own experiences in the RAF during World War II but soon developed this talent in a series of short-story collections. He is perhaps even more celebrated as an author of children's books, but...
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Book Details
Pages:888
Detailed Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Short Stories
Juvenile Fiction / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):13.6 x 20.8 x 4.8 cm
Book Weight:0.894 Kilograms
Author Biography
Treglown, Jeremy (Author)


Roald (pronounced "Roo-aal") was born in Llandaff, South Wales. He had a relatively uneventful childhood and was educated at Repton School. During World War II he served as a fighter pilot and for a time was stationed in Washington, D.C.. Prompted by an interviewer, he turned an account of one of his war experiences into a short story that was accepted by the Saturday Evening Post, which were eventually collected in Over to You (1946).

Dahl's stories are often described as horror tales or fantasies, but neither description does them justice. He has the ability to treat the horrible and ghastly with a light touch, sometimes even with a humorous one. His tales never become merely shocking or gruesome. His purpose is not to shock but to entertain, and much of the entertainment comes from the unusual twists in his plots, rather than from grizzly details.

Dahl has also become famous as a writer of children's stories. In some circles, these works have cased great controversy. Critics have charged that Dahl's work is anti-Semitic and degrades women. Nevertheless, his work continues to be read: Charlie and Chocolate Factory (1964) was made into a successful movie, The BFG was made into a movie in July 2017, and his books of rhymes for children continue to be very popular.

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