Roald Dahl: The Complete Short Stories 1
The Complete Short Stories 1
Buch
- 1944 - 1953
- Penguin Books Ltd (UK), 09/2013
- Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert, B-format paperback
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-13: 9781405910101
- Bestellnummer: 3397565
- Umfang: 624 Seiten
- Copyright-Jahr: 2013
- Gewicht: 428 g
- Maße: 197 x 128 mm
- Stärke: 33 mm
- Erscheinungstermin: 12.9.2013
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!
Kurzbeschreibung
A complete collection of surprising and sinister tales from one of Britain's most celebrated writersKlappentext
'They are brutal, these stories, and yet you finish reading each one with a smile, or maybe even a hollow laugh, certainly a shiver of gratification, because the conclusion always seems so right' Charlie Higson, from his introduction.Roald Dahl is one of the most popular writers of the modern age, effortlessly writing for children and adults alike. In this, the first of two volumes chronologically collecting all his published adult short stories, we see how Dahl began by using his experiences in the war to write fiction but quickly turned to his powerful and dark imagination to pen some of the most unsettling and disquieting tales ever written.
In 27 stories, written between 1944 and 1953, we encounter such classic tales as 'Man from the South', featuring a wager with appalling consequences; 'Lamb to the Slaughter', in which a wife murders her husband yet has a novel idea for throwing the police off the scent; and in 'The Sound Machine', the horrific truth about plants is revealed.
Biografie
Roald Dahl (1916-90) absolvierte eine kaufmännische Lehre, ging dann 1936 für die Shell Oil Company nach Tanganjika und meldete sich bei Ausbruch des zweiten Weltkriegs als Pilot bei der Royal Air Force. Nach dem Krieg lebte er als freier Schriftsteller und Drehbuchautor abwechselnd in den USA und in England. Roald Dahl
The Complete Short Stories 1
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