Title: Genesis and Catastrophe [short story]
Description: Genesis and Catastrophe is a brilliant gem of a short story from Roald Dahl, the master of the sting in the tail.

In Genesis and Catastrophe, Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite authors, tells a sinister story about the darker side of human nature. Here, a baby is born and his worried parents, who have lost children before, are concerned for his future . . .
([source](https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/191992/genesis-and-catastrophe--a-roald-dahl-short-story-/9781405910972.html))

Also contained in:
[Alle Verhalen](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL24208237W)
[Best of Roald Dahl](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL45879W/The_Best_of_Roald_Dahl)
[Best of Roald Dahl](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17495745W)
[Collected Short Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL10561689W)
[Kiss Kiss](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16248853W/Kiss_Kiss)
[More Tales of the Unexpected](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL45849W)
[Roald Dahl Omnibus](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15091154W/The_Roald_Dahl_Omnibus)
[Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15332224W)
[Scary Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16496863W)
[Someone Like You and Other Short Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL27741684W)
Subjects: short story, Austrian Germans, doctors, Midwives
People: Klara Hitler, Otto Hitler, Gustav Hitler, Ida Hitler, Alois Hitler, Adolf Hitler (1889-1945)