Roald Dahl: A Biography

by JeremyTreglown (Author)

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  Paperback
  1995

  $5.03

• Used

  Paperback
  1995

  $3.25

  At the time of his death in November 1990, Roald Dahl ranked among the most celebrated, influential and controversial children's authors of all time. But, like his fiction, his personality was singular, forceful and provocative. This biography shows Dahl in his various roles as adventurer, gambler, connoisseur, philanthropist and troublemaker; as a devoted but frequently unfaithful husband; and as a fond, demanding, but sometimes chilly parent.

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  Hardcover
  1994

  $3.25

  As author and man, Roald Dahl still divides opinion. He was a war hero and a spy, a connoisseur and a philanthropist, a family man who had to confront an appalling succession of tragedies. But he was also a fantasist, a bully and a self-publicizing troublemaker who attracted accusations of racism and misogyny. Drawing on interviews and extensive correspondence, this book tells the story of Dahl's adventurous life, tracing the author's literary career from its beginnings in wartime propaganda to his later commercial success.