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Storyteller: The Life of Roald Dahl Book
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More than 25 years after his death, Roald Dahl (1916-1990) remains one of the world's best-loved storytellers. Donald Sturrock's authorized biography provides a riveting account of the life and adventures of this complex and at times eccentric figure. Richly anecdotal and peopled with spies and movie stars, it draws on unpublished archives and interviews with Dahl's family to explore his public triumphs and private tragedies, and traces the roots of his wild imagination.
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The authorised biography of one of the greatest storytellers of all time written with complete access to the archives stored in the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre. Roald Dahl is one of the greatest storytellers of all time. He pushed children's literature into uncharted territory and almost twenty years after his death his popularity continues to grow -- worldwide sales of his books have now topped 100 million. The man behind the stories however remains an enigma. Dahl was a single-minded adventurer an eternal child and his public persona was often controversial. To his readers though Dahl was always a hero and his stories have had an impact on the lives and imaginations of generations of children. Since his death his reputation has been transformed. Critics too now celebrate his wild imagination quirky humour and linguistic elegance; figures like Willy Wonka the BFG and the Grand High Witch are immortal literary creations.In this masterly biography Donald Sturrock reveals many hitherto hidden aspects of Roald Dahl's life: his terrifying experiences as a fighter pilot; the mental anguish caused by the death of his seven-year-old daughter; his work for military intelligence at the end of the war and more. Written with exclusive access to his private papers and manuscripts as well as with reference to hundreds of newly-discovered letters Dahl lives on every page of this utterly compelling book which reveals the man as we've never seen him before.
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Storyteller : Paperback : HarperCollins Publishers : 9780007254774 : 0007254776 : 01 Sep 2011 : The authorised biography of one of the greatest storytellers of all time, written with complete access to the archives stored in the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre.
- 0007254776
- 9780007254774
- Donald Sturrock
- 5 May 2016
- William Collins
- Paperback (Book)
- 672
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