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Nella biografia di Roald Dahl che ha accompagnato i suoi indimenticabili romanzi negl’Istrici si dice: «Roald Dahl era altissimo, quasi un gigante: i suoi genitori venivano dalla Norvegia, la patria dei giganti e degli gnomi». E in effetti Dahl era gigantesco in tutto: nella statura; nell’audacia che lo spinse ad arruolarsi nella RAF e a sopravvivere a un mortale incidente di volo durante la seconda guerra mondiale; nella sfacciataggine che gli permise di diventare una spia; nella fortuna che lo sorresse nella sua carriera di scrittore; nel suo incredibile talento di narratore. Generazioni di bambini in tutto il mondo sono cresciuti insieme ai suoi protagonisti, generazioni di adulti hanno assaporato le sue storie asciutte dal ritmo serrato e dal finale sorprendente. Niente male per uno che a quindici anni si era sentito giudicare così da un insegnante: «Un incorreggibile pasticcione. Lessico povero, frasi mal costruite. Mi ricorda un cammello». Questo libro completa il ritratto di Dahl autore di racconti. Contiene i suoi temi preferiti, ovvero il fantastico, l’imprevedibile, il fato e un bel po’ di umana malvagità, quasi sempre punita dal destino e dalla penna dell’autore, amabilissima e cattiva.
Età di lettura: da 10 anni
"Uno specialista dell’allegria sinistra unico al mondo."
The New York Times
"Il vero Andersen del Novecento."
Corriere della Sera
- ISBN: 8862569602
- Casa Editrice: Salani
- Pagine: 207
- Data di uscita: 05-07-2012
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A (somewhat) delightful variety of short stories. After reading Switch Bitch (also a short story collection by Dahl), I did not have much hope for this collection. If you have not read those stories, I could sum them up on three words: Pervy, Misogynistic and Disturbing. While this one was certainly Leggi tutto
The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar And Six More, Roald Dahl The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More, is a collection of seven short stories written by Roald Dahl. They are generally regarded as being aimed at a slightly older audience than many of his other children's books. Chapters: The Boy Leggi tutto
My 11-year-old is currently on a Roald Dahl kick. When I asked her, the other day, what she likes so much about his work, she said, “He writes about things like potions that make your grandmother small.” I've been trying to find a way to please her current taste with his books, while trying to satis Leggi tutto
The short story collection contains 7 stories: The Boy Who Talked with Animals 4 stars The Hitch-Hiker 3 stars The Mildenhall Treasure 3 stars The Swan 3 stars The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar 4 stars Lucky Break 4 stars A Piece of Cake 2 stars There are several of these that I really enjoyed and the rest Leggi tutto
Didn't everyone try to learn to see through things using the flame trick like Henry Sugar?
I picked this one up after seeing a review on GR and started it almost two months ago. It's a book of short stories and I would pick it up when I needed a quick break from work, current reading, chores, etc. So it taking me two months to read was not a sign of it being boring. All this and I probabl Leggi tutto
This book is made up of multiple short stories by Roald Dahl. - "The Boy Who Talked With Animals - in which a stranded sea turtle and a small boy have more in common than meets the eye. - The Hitchhiker - proves that in a pinch a professional pickpocket can be the perfect pal. - The Mildenhall Treasure Leggi tutto
Re-reading one of my all time favorite books or more accurately short stories by Road Dahl. While the story of Henry Sugar is far less known than James and the Giant Peach or Charile and the Chocolate Factory ... as much as I loved those stories growing up, its Henry Sugar that stuck with me the mos Leggi tutto
This book was full of short stories that can be enjoyed by all. I especially liked "The Boy Who Talked With Animals".
Roald Dahl's books always have wonderful effect on me. When I read The Witches, I thanked God I didn't meet any witch as a child. When I read Matilda, I think she's the brightest girl ever. When I read Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, I believe that there is a very big and magical chocolate factory s Leggi tutto
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