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Storyteller : the authorized biography of Roald Dahl / Donald Sturrock.
Van Pelt Library PR6054.A35 Z88 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sturrock, Donald.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dahl, Roald.
- Authors, English--20th century--Biography.
- Authors, English.
- Novelists, English--20th century--Biography.
- Novelists, English.
- Children's literature--Authorship.
- Children's literature.
- Self in literature.
- Storytelling.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 655 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First Simon and Schuster hardcover edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [573]-635) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781416550822
- 1416550828
- OCLC:
- 464593129
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