Storyteller
The Authorized Biography of Roald Dahl
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This authorized biography, written by a BBC producer and director who knew Dahl and worked with the cooperation of the author's adult children and both wives--one of whom was film star Patricia Neal--covers the man and his reputation.
Imprint:
New York - Simon & Schuster
Pages:
655
Edition:
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed
ISBN:
9781416550822, 1416550828, 9781439180457, 1439180458
Language:
English
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [573]-635) and index
Lunch with Igor Stravinsky -- The outsider -- Shutting out the sun -- Boy -- Foul things and horrid people -- Distant faraway lands -- A monumental bash on the head -- David and Goliath -- Alive but earthbound -- A sort of fairy story -- Secrets and lies -- The scholar-gypsy -- The poacher -- The master of the macabre -- A tornado of troubles -- Breaking point -- Indomitable -- The gentle warmth of love -- Explosions are exciting -- The wizard and the wonderman -- No point in struggling
Lunch with Igor Stravinsky -- The outsider -- Shutting out the sun -- Boy -- Foul things and horrid people -- Distant faraway lands -- A monumental bash on the head -- David and Goliath -- Alive but earthbound -- A sort of fairy story -- Secrets and lies -- The scholar-gypsy -- The poacher -- The master of the macabre -- A tornado of troubles -- Breaking point -- Indomitable -- The gentle warmth of love -- Explosions are exciting -- The wizard and the wonderman -- No point in struggling
Statement of responsibility:
Donald Sturrock
Characteristics:
x, 655 p., [24] p. of plates :,ill. ;,25 cm.
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The artistic director of the Roald Dahl Foundation manages a balanced and juicy treatment of his idol, running through Dahl’s years spying for the Brits and bedding a slew of Americans as well as the tensions, setbacks, and depressive jags that gave his work its texture.