Love from Boy: Roald Dahl`s Letters to His Mother

Love from Boy: Roald Dahl`s Letters to His Mother
Penguin Group
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Roald Dahl penned his first letter to his mother, Sofie Magdalene, when he was just nine years old. The origins of a brilliantly funny, subversive, creative mind were evident in boarding school, and as he entered adulthood, his penchant for storytelling emerged in his missives home from Africa, where he was stationed by Shell Oil, and then the desert camps of the Royal Air Force. His skills were sharpened after a plane crash in Egypt landed him in Washington, D.C., where his cheery letters home were cover for his work in the British Secret Service, along with gossipy updates on his spontaneous rise in Hollywood and his budding New York literary career.His mother was, in many ways, Dahl`s first reader, and without her correspondence he might never have become a writer. Sofie Magdalene kept every letter her son wrote to her (sadly, her own side of the correspondence did not survive). It was she who encouraged him to tell stories and nourished his desire to fabricate, exaggerate, and entertain. In these letters, Dahl began practicing his craft, developing the dark sense of humor and fantastical imagination that would later produce his timeless tales. The author of James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, and The BFG, Dahl is known by millions the world over today. But, writing candidly to the person who knew him best, Dahl was as singular a character as any he created on paper. Assembled by Dahl`s authorized biographer Donald Sturrock, Love from Boy is a remarkable collection of never-before-published writing that spans four decades and chronicles the remarkable, unpredictable life of its author. While Dahl`s books remain bestselling favorites for all ages, Love from Boy provides an unprecedented glimpse of the author through his own eyes - a life punctuated by tragedy, creative stagnation, unexpected fame, and fantastic adventure.
   Technical Details
author: Sturrock Donald
binding: 152x226x33 мм
ISBN: 9780399168468
language: English
page_extent: 704
publisher: Penguin Group
Type: book
Weight: 0.5 кг.
year: 2016
Автор: Sturrock Donald
Год издания: 2016
Дата обновления позиции: 06-59-2021
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Издательство: Penguin Group
Код товара: 4283296
Количество страниц: 704
Переплет: Твердый
Формат: 152x226x33 мм
Язык произведения: English
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