A complete collection of short stories, many of them known from the television series, "Tales of the Unexpected". The book contains "Over to You", "Kiss Kiss", "Someone Like You", "Switch Bitch" and four or five additional stories.
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Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was born in Llandaff, South Wales, and went to Repton School in England. His parents were Norwegian, so holidays were spent in Norway. As he explains in Boy, he turned down the idea of university in favor of a job that would take him to"a wonderful faraway place. In 1933 he joined the Shell Company, which sent him to Mombasa in East Africa. When World War II began in 1939 he became a fighter pilot and in 1942 was made assistant air attaché in Washington, where he started to write short stories. His first major success as a writer for children was in 1964. Thereafter his children's books brought him increasing popularity, and when he died children mourned the world over, particularly in Britain where he had lived for many years.The BFG is dedicated to the memory of Roald Dahls eldest daughter, Olivia, who died from measles when she was seven - the same age at which his sister had died (fron appendicitis) over forty years before. Quentin Blake, the first Children's Laureate of the United Kingdom, has illustrated most of Roald Dahl's children's books.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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What can I say?,
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This review is from: The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl (Hardcover)
If you like reading, than this Roald Dahl book is for you. If you hate reading, than this book is definatly for you. Its a great collection of stories for the young at heart, as well as for those cynical souls who believe they have ¨Seen and done it all¨. For those of you afraid that this will be sappy or sentimentel claptrap, rest at ease; TCSH has none of the blatentency found in todays suspense novels (such as Steven King), but rather a sly and crafty way of reaching to its conclusion. I read my first RD story in high school becuase I was forced to, loved it, and bought this collection on a trip to Oxford when I was 17...ever since then Ive turned to this book on long weekends and holidays; it has a funny way of making you feel like everytime like its the first time youve read it. Simply put, the this THE COLLECTION for true fans of the short story, leaving you not just statisfied, but longing for more more more (with special kudos to the Uncle Oswald stories...) Ironic content? Oh yes...Will these stories leave you awake at 3am , cursing the moment you started to read so early, because now its just all over? Most likely...
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Not just for kids!,
By koalas@sas.upenn.edu (London, Miami, Philly) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl (Hardcover)
Roald Dahl was my favorite author as a child. So when I heard about this work of adult fiction, I picked it up. What always made Dahl so great for kids was that he didn't talk down to them; he wasn't afraid to be a bit macabe and grotesque. But he never lacked heart. Well, these stories are much the same. Don't be fooled, however, for his reputation as a kid's write because these stories are definitely for the sophisticated reader. My only negative comment is that Dahl relies on many of the same themes and tricks of the trade in his stories. I happen to like twist endings, but for some people an entire book of them may become tiresome. All and all, definitely worth reading!\ Get this thing back in print!
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And there's more....,
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This review is from: The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl (Hardcover)
If you enjoy this, then you will love Dahl's book of Ghost Stories. I was astounded to find that he was extremely skilled in the art of scaring you more with less. They are the kind of stories that stir up the depths of your imagination and lay bare the macabre fears of every soul. I needed no description from Dahl to "see" ghosts of shy,little girls looking for a playmate, or the sea rolling back and the dead returning for a night of revelry. He leads you right in. Scared me good. I came away truly impressed at his cleverness.
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