Tales of the Unexpected

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ROALD DAHL
Spine-tingling, tantalizing, terrifying Roald Dahl's particular brand of bizarre and disturbing storytelling has attracted a huge worldwide following. His tales are of the unexpected, of ordinary people finding themselves in extraordinary situations; their strange black humour weaves powerful, and sometimes horrific, fantasies.
This volume contains all four of Roald Dahl's most famous collections-inssinss, Over to You, Switch Bitch and Someone Like You - from which were taken many of the short stories used in the popular television series, Tales of the Unexpected, which has been shown in over eighty countries. There is the startling imagery of Skin; which exposes the wickedness of the art world; RoyalJelly, which tells of a novel way of bringing up babies; Taste, which reveals the dangers of gambling for high stakes; and The Visitor and Bitch, the two stories which introduce the irresistible Uncle Oswald.
Also included here is Roald Dahl's acclaimed novel, Uncle... Tovább

Fülszöveg

ROALD DAHL
Spine-tingling, tantalizing, terrifying Roald Dahl's particular brand of bizarre and disturbing storytelling has attracted a huge worldwide following. His tales are of the unexpected, of ordinary people finding themselves in extraordinary situations; their strange black humour weaves powerful, and sometimes horrific, fantasies.
This volume contains all four of Roald Dahl's most famous collections-inssinss, Over to You, Switch Bitch and Someone Like You - from which were taken many of the short stories used in the popular television series, Tales of the Unexpected, which has been shown in over eighty countries. There is the startling imagery of Skin; which exposes the wickedness of the art world; RoyalJelly, which tells of a novel way of bringing up babies; Taste, which reveals the dangers of gambling for high stakes; and The Visitor and Bitch, the two stories which introduce the irresistible Uncle Oswald.
Also included here is Roald Dahl's acclaimed novel, Uncle Oswald, in which the notorious old rogue, bon viveur and connoisseur discovers the electrifying properties of the Sudanese Blister Beetle, and, with the aid of the gorgeous Yasmin, sets about seducing all the great men of the time for his own wicked, irreverent reasons.
ROALD DAHL
Roald Dahl's parents were Norwegian, but he was born in Wales in 1916. After taking part in an expedition to explore the interior of Newfoundland, he joined the Shell Oil Company and was sent by them to Dar-es-Salaam in 1938. On the outbreak of the Second World War he enlisted in the RAP; and flew Hurricanes in Libya, Greece and Syria. After being severely wounded, Roald Dahl was sent to Washington in 1942 as an Assistant Air Attaché, and it was there that he started to write short stories. His first twelve, based on wartime experiences, were originally published in leading American magazines, and later in a book, Over to You. Since then his stories, which have received extraordinary acclaim, have been translated into many languages and have been best-sellers all over the world.
Roald Dahl has also written fifteen books for children, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar, Danny the Champion of the World, TheBFG, The Witches, Fantastic Mr Fox, George's Marvellous Medicine, and a col lection of poetry, Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes. All of them have remained bestsellers in the UK, America and many other countries. Vissza