Urn:oclc:record:1245823502 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier tenshortstories0000dahl Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t42s3zp42 Invoice 1652 Isbn 0140817794ĩ780140817782 Ocr tesseract 4.1.1 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 1.0000 Ocr_module_version 0.0.11 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-NS-2000217 Openlibrary_edition His stories also brought him three Edgar Awards: in 1954, for the collection Someone Like You in 1959, for the story "The Landlady" and in 1980, for the episode of Tales of the Unexpected based on "Skin".Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 13:01:05 Associated-names Dahl, Roald Boxid IA40057422 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier Dahl wrote more than 60 short stories and they have appeared in numerous collections, some only being published in book form after his death. Many were originally written for American magazines such as Ladies Home Journal, Harper's, Playboy and The New Yorker, then subsequently collected by Dahl into anthologies, gaining world-wide acclaim. He also had a successful parallel career as the writer of macabre adult short stories, usually with a dark sense of humour and a surprise ending. Dahl went on to create some of the best-loved children's stories of the 20th century, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and James and the Giant Peach. The book was commissioned by Walt Disney for a film that was never made, and published in 1943. His first children's book was The Gremlins, about mischievous little creatures that were part of RAF folklore. Its title was inspired by a highly inaccurate and sensationalized article about the crash that blinded him, which claimed he had been shot down instead of simply having to land because of low fuel. The story, about his wartime adventures, was bought by the Saturday Evening Post for $900, and propelled him into a career as a writer. Today the story is published as A Piece of Cake. The story, about his wartime adv Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Norwegian descent, who rose to prominence in the 1940's with works for both children and adults, and became one of the world's bestselling authors.ĭahl's first published work, inspired by a meeting with C.
Dahl's first published work, inspired by a meeting with C. Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Norwegian descent, who rose to prominence in the 1940's with works for both children and adults, and became one of the world's bestselling authors.
0 kommentar(er)
