{"product_id":"collected-stories-of-roald-dahl-introduction-by-jeremy-treglown-9780307264909","title":"Collected Stories of Roald Dahl: Introduction by Jeremy Treglown","description":"\u003cb\u003eIncludes the stories \"Poison\" and \"The Ratcatcher,\" soon to be short films from Wes Anderson on Netflix \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe only hardcover edition of Roald Dahl's stories for adults, the \u003ci\u003eCollected Stories\u003c\/i\u003e amply showcases his singular gifts as a fabulist and a born storyteller. - \"An ingenious imagination, a fascination with odd and ordinary detail . . . are the first strengths of Dahl's storytelling.\"--\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Later known for his immortal children's books, including \u003ci\u003eCharlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe BFG, \u003c\/i\u003eDahl\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ealso had a genius for adult short fiction, which he wrote throughout his life. Whether fictionalizing his dramatic exploits as a Royal Air Force pilot during World War II or concocting the ingeniously plotted fables that were dramatized on television as \u003ci\u003eTales of the Unexpected\u003c\/i\u003e, Dahl was brilliant at provoking in his readers the overwhelming desire to know what happens next--and at satisfying that desire in ways that feel both surprising and inevitable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Filled with devilish plot twists, his tales display a tantalizing blend of macabre humor and the absurdly grotesque. From \"The Landlady,\" about an unusual boardinghouse that features a small but very permanent clientele, to \"Pig,\" a brutally funny look at vegetarianism, to \"Man from the South,\" in which a fanatical gambler does his betting with hammer, nails, and a butcher's knife, Dahl's creations amuse and shock us in equal measure, gleefully reminding us of what might lurk beneath the surface of the ordinary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket. Contemporary Classics include an introduction, a select bibliography, and a chronology of the author's life and times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Everyman's Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307264909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 888\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.30w x 1.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/26\/2007 pg. 44\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Roald Dahl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44637756358837,"sku":"9780307264909","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f4a93f91-89be-423e-9716-5ce6a08147ec.jpg?v=1726582516","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/collected-stories-of-roald-dahl-introduction-by-jeremy-treglown-9780307264909","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}