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    The Umbrella Man and Other Stories

    By Roald Dahl

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    Is it really possible to invent a machine that does the job of a writer? What is it about the landlady's house that makes it so hard for her guests to leave? Does Sir Basil Turton value most his wife or one of his priceless sculptures? These compelling tales are a perfect introduction to the adult writing of a storytelling genius.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Group
    Release dateJun 20, 2013
    ISBN9781101636282
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    The Umbrella Man and Other Stories
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    Roald Dahl

    Roald Dahl (1916-1990) es un autor justamente famoso por su extraordinario ingenio, su destreza narrativa, su dominio del humor negro y su inagotable capacidad de sorpresa, que llevó a Hitchcock a adaptar para la televisión muchos de sus relatos. En Anagrama se han publicado la novela "Mi tío Oswald" y los libros de cuentos "El gran cambiazo" (Gran Premio del Humor Negro), "Historias extraordinarias", "Relatos de lo inesperado" y "Dos fábulas". En otra faceta, Roald Dahl goza de una extraordinaria popularidad como autor de libros para niños.

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    • 4/5
      It is always a pleasure to run across some Dahl that I have never read before, and getting harder to do since he's no longer with us. Overall this book has a good variety of stories. I particularly enjoyed the one about the wine, and one with a guy who cuts people's fingers off. That sounds rather gruesome, but what do you expect from Dahl, anyway? Sorry I don't have the titles of those stories, I'll try to remember to edit this to put them in. I will definitely re-read many of these stories over the years.
    • 3/5
      Original and entertaining teen stories from Cardiff's best known author.