Taste [short story]
by Roald Dahl
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Taste is a short, sharp, disturbing story from Roald Dahl, the master of the shocking tale.In Taste, Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite authors, tells a dark and curious story about the twisted side of human nature. Here, two men make an unusual and chilling wager over the provenance of a bottle of wine . . .
Taste is taken from the short story collection Someone Like You, which includes seventeen other devious and shocking stories, featuring the wife who serves a dish that baffles the show more police; a curious machine that reveals the horrifying truth about plants; the man waiting to be bitten by the venomous snake asleep on his stomach; and others.
'The absolute master of the twist in the tale.' (Observer )
This story is also available as a Penguin digital audio download read by the inimitable Richard E. Grant.
Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today. show less
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Este a pesar de ser un relato muy corto es absolutamente maravilloso, siempre me sorprende que alguien tenga la capacidad de contar algo tan bueno con tan poco: personajes definidos, es fácil conocer y medir a cada uno de los comensales con tan solo una dos situaciones, los personajes principales, que en este caso, son el catador y el anfitrión son geniales, pero sin duda el mejor personaje es la criada.
Tiene un final espectacular.
Un relato delicioso, de los que hay que leerse, que no lleva mas de 20 minutos hacerlo y creanme serán los mejores 20 minutos de la semana.
Tiene un final espectacular.
Un relato delicioso, de los que hay que leerse, que no lleva mas de 20 minutos hacerlo y creanme serán los mejores 20 minutos de la semana.
Not among his greatest but a memorable little creation of Dahl.
David Ian Davies
Seis personas se sientan a la mesa en la casa de Mike Schofield, un corredor de bolsa londinense: Mike, su esposa e hija, un narrador sin nombre y su esposa, y un conocedor de vinos, Richard Pratt. Pratt suele hacer pequeñas apuestas con Schofield con el fin de adivinar el vino que se está sirviendo en la mesa, pero esta noche la apuesta será mayor... Cuando Schofield trae el segundo vino de la noche él comenta que será imposible adivinar de dónde viene, pero Pratt lo toma como un reto...
Nov 4, 2016Spanish
«La cata» es un cuento de Roald Dahl que se publicó por primera vez en la edición de marzo 1945, de Ladies Home Journal. También fue publicado en 1951 en The New Yorker. Seis personas se sientan a la mesa en la casa de Mike Schofield, un corredor de bolsa londinense: Mike, su esposa e hija, un narrador sin nombre y su esposa, y un conocedor de vinos, Richard Pratt. Pratt suele hacer pequeñas apuestas con Schofield con el fin de adivinar el vino que se está sirviendo en la mesa, pero esta noche la apuesta será mayor... Cuando Schofield trae el segundo vino de la noche él comenta que será imposible adivinar de dónde viene, pero Pratt lo toma como un reto..."
Jan 20, 2016Spanish
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Roald (pronounced "Roo-aal") was born in Llandaff, South Wales. He had a relatively uneventful childhood and was educated at Repton School. During World War II he served as a fighter pilot and for a time was stationed in Washington, D.C.. Prompted by an interviewer, he turned an account of one of his war experiences into a short story that was show more accepted by the Saturday Evening Post, which were eventually collected in Over to You (1946). Dahl's stories are often described as horror tales or fantasies, but neither description does them justice. He has the ability to treat the horrible and ghastly with a light touch, sometimes even with a humorous one. His tales never become merely shocking or gruesome. His purpose is not to shock but to entertain, and much of the entertainment comes from the unusual twists in his plots, rather than from grizzly details. Dahl has also become famous as a writer of children's stories. In some circles, these works have cased great controversy. Critics have charged that Dahl's work is anti-Semitic and degrades women. Nevertheless, his work continues to be read: Charlie and Chocolate Factory (1964) was made into a successful movie, The BFG was made into a movie in July 2017, and his books of rhymes for children continue to be very popular. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Roald Dahl: 5 Bestsellers Including Over 40 Tales of the Unexpected [Complete & Unabridged] by Roald Dahl (indirect)
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- Taste [short story]
- Original title
- Taste [short story]
- Original publication date
- 1945-03
- Disambiguation notice
- This is the short story only and should not be combined with the collection.
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