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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.