Storyteller
Subtitle: the life of Roald Dahl
By: Donald Sturrock.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 690
ISBN-13: 9781416550822
Subjects: Dahl, Roald; Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography; Novelists, English -- 20th century -- Biography; Children's literature -- Authorship; Self in literature; Storytelling
Genres: Biography
Other titles: Roald Dahl
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue : Lunch with Igor Stravinsky; title: The outsider; title: Shutting out the sun; title: Boy; title: Foul things and horrid people; title: Distant faraway lands; title: A monumental bash on the head; title: David and Goliath; title: Alive but earthbound; title: A fairy story; title: Secrets and lies; title: The scholar gipsy; title: The poacher; title: The master of the macabre; title: A tornado of troubles; title: Breaking point; title: Indomitable; title: The gentle warmth of love; title: Explosions are exciting; title: The wizard and the wonderman; title: No point in struggling.