The Complete Short Stories of Roald Dahl in the second of two unsettling and sinister volumes.'Dahl finds the child in the adult and the adult in the child and,with alittle smile,he sticks the knife in both'Anthony Horowitz,from hisintroductionRoald Dahl is one of the world's most popularwriters,equally at home writing for both children and adults. In this,the second of two volumes chronologically collecting all his publishedadult short stories,we experience Dahl's dark and powerful imaginationin full flight in 28 stories written between 1954 and 1988 (including eighttales which are not available in any other printed edition).Here,in'Parson's Pleasure',a piece of furniture is the subject of adeceitful bargain; in'William and Mary',a wife revenges herself on herdead husband; and in'Royal Jelly'some new parents find an unusual andunsettling way to give their newborn its start in life.Whetheryou're young or old,once you've stepped into the brilliant,troublingworld of Roald Dahl,you'll never be the same again.'One of the most widely read and influential writers of our generation'The Times'The absolute master of the twist in the tale'ObserverLook out for Volume One,introduced by Charlie Higson. Roald 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 stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and 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: 9781405910118Number of pages: 832Weight: 564 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 35 mm
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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