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Synopsis
'The Visitor' and 'Bitch' are extracts from the diaries of the notorious Oswald Hendryks Cornelius, hedonist beyond compare. Uncle Oswald's exploits are as extraordinary as they are scandalous, as these two tales of sex and intrigue confirm in vivid and hilarious detail. The delicious thrill of sexual expectation -- and its sometimes maddening effects -- are explored in 'The Great Switcheroo' and 'The Last Act'; here the power of desire is a double-edged sword, both pleasurable and potentially catastrophic. Lust, triumph, the galling deflation of defeat: Roald Dahl captures them all in these superbly taut black comedies of human weakness and unexpected reversal.
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About the Author
Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. He spent his childhood in England and, at age eighteen, went to work for the Shell Oil Company in Africa. When World War II broke out, he joined the Royal Air Force and became a fighter pilot. At the age of twenty-six he moved to Washington, D.C., and it was there he began to write. His first short story, which recounted his adventures in the war, was bought by The Saturday Evening Post, and so began a long and illustrious career.
After establishing himself as a writer for adults, Roald Dahl began writing children’s stories in 1960 while living in England with his family. His first stories were written as entertainment for his own children, to whom many of his books are dedicated.
Roald Dahl is now considered one of the most beloved storytellers of our time. Although he passed away in 1990, his popularity continues to increase as his fantastic novels, including James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, The BFG, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, delight an ever-growing legion of fans.
Learn more about Roald Dahl on the official Roald Dahl Web site: www.roalddahl.com
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With deft skill and great wit four of Roald Dahl's best adult short stories ("The Visitor," "The Great Switcheroo," "The Last Act" and ""Bitch") reveal the humor, melancholy and terror inherent in marital meddling and the lust and entanglements that ensue when men chase women. Christian Rodska's sophisticated but naughty reading is the perfect complement to these droll and bizarre short stories, transforming the words into stunning visual portraits. Rodska's verbal pacing and renditions of gender, age, regional and international accents are simply delicious. E.E.L. An AUDIOFILE Earphones Award winner (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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Switch Bitch
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0446310263I5N00
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Switch Bitch
Seller: F&SF Books, Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Don Ivan Punchatz (illustrator). Switch Bitch by Roald Dahl, Warner 31-026, 1975, 5th printing. Cover art by Don Ivan Punchatz. Bright, square and tight; upper right corner bumped; light readers crease. Seller Inventory # pb5689