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The Authorized Biography of Roald Dahl

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An edition of Storyteller (2010)

Storyteller

The Authorized Biography of Roald Dahl

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The first authorized biography of Roald Dahl, Storyteller is a masterful, witty and incisive look at one of the greatest authors and eccentric characters of the modern age. In his lifetime Roald Dahl pushed children's literature into uncharted territory, and today his popularity around the globe continues to grow, with millions of his books sold every year. But the man behind the mesmerizing stories has remained largely an enigma. A single-minded adventurer and an eternal child who gave us the iconic Willy Wonka and Matilda Wormwood, Dahl was better known during his lifetime for his blunt opinions on taboo subjects -- he was called an anti-Semite, a racist and a misogynist -- than for his creative genius. His wild imagination, dark humor and linguistic elegance were less than fully appreciated by critics and readers alike until after his death. Granted unprecedented access to the Dahl estate's extraordinary archives -- personal correspondence, journals and interviews with family members and famous friends -- Donald Sturrock draws on a wealth of previously unpublished materials that informed Dahl's writing and his life. It was a life filled with incident, drama and adventure: from his harrowing experiences as an RAF fighter pilot and his work in wartime intelligence, to his many romances and turbulent marriage to the actress Patricia Neal, to the mental anguish caused by the death of his young daughter Olivia. Tracing a brilliant yet tempestuous ascent toward notoriety, Sturrock sheds new light on Dahl's need for controversy, his abrasive manner and his fascination for the gruesome and the macabre. A remarkable biography of one of the world's most exceptional writers, Storyteller is an intimate portrait of an intensely private man hindered by physical pain and haunted by family tragedy, and a timely reexamination of Dahl's long and complex literary career. - Publisher.

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Simon & Schuster
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672

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Storyteller: The Authorized Biography of Roald Dahl
Sep 13, 2011, Simon & Schuster
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Storyteller: the life of Roald Dahl
2011, HarperPress
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Storyteller: The Authorized Biography of Roald Dahl
2011-09-13, Emblem Editions
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Storyteller: the life of Roald Dahl
2010, Simon & Schuster
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Cover of: Storyteller
Storyteller: The Authorized Biography of Roald Dahl
2010, Simon & Schuster
in English
Cover of: Storyteller
Storyteller: the life of Roald Dahl
2010, HarperPress
in English
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Storyteller: The Life of Roald Dahl
2010, HarperCollins Publishers Limited
in English
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Storyteller: The Authorized Biography of Roald Dahl
2010-09-21, McClelland & Stewart

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Source title: Storyteller: The Authorized Biography of Roald Dahl

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Library of Congress
PR6054.A35 Z88 2011

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Format
paperback
Number of pages
672

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Open Library
OL32935739M
Internet Archive
storytellerautho0000stur_a7y5
ISBN 10
1439189765
ISBN 13
9781439189764
OCLC/WorldCat
703218545

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