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Informationen zum Autor 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! 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 Penguin Audiobooks presents a brand new recording of Someone Like You ! Roald Dahl's first collection of his world famous dark and sinister adult stories! brought to life by an all-star cast including Julian Rhind-Tutt! Stephen Mangan! Tamsin Greig! Derek Jacobi! Richard Griffiths! Willl Self! Jessica Hynes! Juliet Stevenson! Adrian Scarborough and Richard E. Grant. A wife serves a dish that baffles the police; a harmless bet suddenly becomes anything but; a curious machine reveals a horrifying truth about plants; and a man lies awake waiting to be bitten by the venomous snake asleep on his stomach. Through vendettas and desperate quests! bitter memories and sordid fantasies! Roald Dahl's stories portray the strange and unexpected! sending a shiver down the spine. Stories include: Taste! Lamb to the Slaughter! Man from the South! The Soldier! My Lady Love! My Dove! Dip in the Pool! Galloping Foxley! Skin! Poison! The Wish! Neck! The Sound Machine! Nunc Dimittis! The Great Automatic Grammatizator! Claud's Dog. Also published in paperback! ebook! and as digital audiobooks. ...
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