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The Best of Roald Dahl by Roald Dahl
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The Best of Roald Dahl

by Roald Dahl

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Vintage (1990), Paperback, 528 pages

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운명은 의지를 위배한다.
  leese | Nov 23, 2009 |
Famous as a children's author, but very grown up stories. ( )
  lisavanness | Nov 14, 2009 |
My husband and I have been reading to each other out of this book for years. His favorite is Claude's Dog. My favorite is Lamb to the Slaughter. That creeps my husband out - read it to find out why. We both really like The Hitchhiker and Skin.
All the stories are in true Roald Dahl style - but written for adults! ( )
  nittnut | Jul 24, 2009 |
Great stories filled with dark humor and a twist at the end. I had read "Lamb to Slaughter" in high school, but didn't realize the author was Roald Dahl -- at least not THAT Roald Dahl. ( )
  cafepithecus | Nov 23, 2007 |
Dahl is best known as a children's author, but as these stories demonstrate his imaginative writing is enjoyable to all ages and some of these are probably not entirely suitable for kids.
  jasongibbs | Aug 20, 2007 |
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0679729917, Paperback)

This collection brings together Dahl's finest work, illustrating his genius for the horrific and grotesque which is unparalleled.

"Dahl has the mastery of plot and characters possessed by great writers of the past, along with a wildness and wryness of his own. One of his trademarks is writing beautifully about the ugly, even the horrible."--Los Angeles Times

"An ingenious imagination, a fascination with odd and ordinary detail, and a lust for its thorough exploitation are the...strengths of Dahl's storytelling."--New York Times Book Review

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