Roald Dahl - Boy (Autobiography #1) (New Paperback)
Synopsis
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG.
Autobiography #1 . . . Roald Dahl’s wacky true story of his boyhood. It even has a real chocolate factory.
Throughout his young days at school and just afterwards, a number of things happened to Roald Dahl, which made such a tremendous impression he never forgot them. Boy is the remarkable story of Roald Dahl's childhood; tales of exciting and strange things - some funny, some frightening, all true.
As a boy, all sorts of unusual things happened to Roald Dahl. There was the time he and four school friends got their revenge on beastly Mrs Prachett in her sweet shop.
There are stories of holidays in fishing boats, African adventures and the days of tasting chocolate for Cadbury's.
Details
- Format : Standard New Paperback
- Condition : New
- Category : Non-Fiction - Children's Non-Fiction
- Published : 1984 (This Ed. 2016 - Penguin/Random House)
- ISBN : 9780141371344
- SKU : B001759
- PPC : LL190gm
- RRP : £6.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
"A shimmering fabric of his yesterdays, the magic and the hurt" - Observer.
"Brilliantly coloured, sometimes grotesque and sometimes magical" - Sunday Times.
The Author
Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short-story writer, poet, screenwriter, and wartime fighter pilot. His books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide. Dahl was born in Wales to Norwegian immigrant parents. He served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
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