In Someone Like You are fifteen classic tales told by the grand master of the short story,Roald Dahl.Here,in Roald Dahl's first collection of his world famous dark and sinisteradult stories,a wife serves a dish that baffles the police; a harmlessbet suddenly becomes anything but; a curious machine reveals ahorrifying truth about plants; and a man lies awake waiting to be bittenby the venomous snake asleep on his stomach.Through vendettasand desperate quests,bitter memories and sordid fantasies,Roald Dahl'sstories portray the strange and unexpected,sending a shiver down thespine.'One of the most widely read and influential writers of our generation'The TimesRoald Dahl,the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,James and the Giant Peach,Matilda,and many more classics for children,also wrote scores of short storiesfor adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmedand were most recently the inspiration for the West End play,Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241955703Number of pages: 384Weight: 266 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 23 mm
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The absolute master of the twist in the tale
Roald Dahl
Dahl gifted readers some of literature's most abiding and wonderful characters,from the lovable dream-whispering,word-mangling giant,the BFG,to magical Matilda,chocolate-maker extraordinaire Willy Wonka and many more. Endlessly inventive and laugh-out- loud funny,Dahl's stories reinvent the world for every new generation. They are rightly ranked among the greatest classics of children's fiction,stories that celebrate kindness,bravery and hope. Oh and whizzpopping.
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