Going Solo - The Centenary Collection

Informationen zum Autor Roald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. He was also the author of Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG and many more brilliant stories. Klappentext Roald Dahl, the best-loved of children's writers, was born in 1916 in Wales of Norwegian parents. He was educated in England before starting work for the Shell Oil Company in Africa, and began writing after a 'monumental bash on the head' sustained as an RAF fighter pilot during the Second World War. He worked in a tiny hut in the apple orchard of his house in Buckinghamshire until his death in 1990 at the age of 74. Roald Dahl's many books continue to be read by children the world over who delight in the magic of his marvellous storytelling. His books continue to be bestsellers, despite his death in 1990, and total sales are 100 million worldwide! Zusammenfassung In 1938, the author was fresh out of school and bound for his first job in Africa, hoping to find adventure far from home. However, he got far more excitement than he bargained for when the outbreak of the Second World War led him to join the RAF. In this title, he gives an account of his experiences in Africa.

Product details

• Authors: Roald Dahl
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.02.2012
• EAN: 9780241955796
• ISBN: 978-0-241-95579-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 16 mm
• Series: The Centenary Collection
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Art, music; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, HISTORY / Military / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Aviation & Nautical, Air forces & warfare, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Air forces and warfare, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Biography: philosophy and social sciences, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs