01817cam a2200313 4500 72532664 TxAuBib 20110223120000.0 100223s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2010007175 9781416550822 hc. $30.00 1416550828 hc. $30.00 DLC DLC BTCTA YDXCP UPZ JAI EINCP TxAuBib Sturrock, Donald. Storyteller : the authorized biography of Roald Dahl / Donald Sturrock. Roald Dahl. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010. 655 p., [24] leaves of plates : ill., ports ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p .[571]-635) and index. 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 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. This 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. 20110223. DAHL, ROALD. Children's literature Authorship. Authors, English 20th century Biography. Novelists, English 20th century Biography. Self in literature. Storytelling.