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272 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141962078
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 07 December 2009
Description
These eighteen tales of the macabre show Dahl's dark brilliance as a short-story writer. They are wicked (as an old man attracts the attentions of those more interested in his skin than his wellbeing), shocking (as distasteful bets are made – a d...
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272 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141962078
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 07 December 2009
Description
These eighteen tales of the macabre show Dahl's dark brilliance as a short-story writer. They are wicked (as an old man attracts the attentions of those more interested in his skin than his wellbeing), shocking (as distasteful bets are made – a d...