Storyteller : : the Authorized Biography of Roald Dahl
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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.
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.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010.
Year Published: 2010
Description: x, 655 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781416550822
1416550828
SUBJECTS
Dahl, Roald.
Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography.
Novelists, English -- 20th century -- Biography.
Children's literature -- Authorship.
Self in literature.
Storytelling.