MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2010007175
003 DLC
005 20101103084025.0
008 100223s2010 nyua b 001 0beng
010 $a 2010007175
020 $a9781416550822
020 $a9781439180457 (ebook)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $ae-uk---
050 00 $aPR6054.A35$bZ88 2010
082 00 $a823/.914$aB$222
100 1 $aSturrock, Donald.
245 10 $aStoryteller :$bthe authorized biography of Roald Dahl /$cDonald Sturrock.
250 $a1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
260 $aNew York :$bSimon & Schuster,$cc2010.
300 $ax, 655 p., [24] p. of plates :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [625]-635) and index.
505 0 $aPrologue : 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.
520 1 $aThis 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.
600 10 $aDahl, Roald.
650 0 $aAuthors, English$y20th century$vBiography.
650 0 $aNovelists, English$y20th century$vBiography.
650 0 $aChildren's literature$xAuthorship.
650 0 $aSelf in literature.
650 0 $aStorytelling.