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I started reading this on Halloween with my 11 year old as a bed-time read aloud. I will review the stories here as we read them, not necessarily in the order of the book.
Vengeance is Mine, INC-this is cute, but more than a little dated (they are going to retire with $20K as if they are super rich). They also can simply disappear (which is much more difficult in modern society). He liked the story though as as concept and I think the evidence of a historic time period was interesting. The Butler I started reading this on Halloween with my 11 year old as a bed-time read aloud.
I will review the stories here as we read them, not necessarily in the order of the book. Vengeance is Mine, INC-this is cute, but more than a little dated (they are going to retire with $20K as if they are super rich). They also can simply disappear (which is much more difficult in modern society). He liked the story though as as concept and I think the evidence of a historic time period was interesting. The Butler-this one was a bit over my 11 year old's head. He followed well enough, but the subtleties of classism and wine conosourism were lost. Kind of how they were for Mr.
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Short and cute; I also wondered about the relationship between Estragon and Tibbs. Bixby and the Colonel's coat-so clearly these are not children's stories.
On one hand, I wish I had realized that before we started, but on the other they are providing great talking points. We liked that Mrs. Bixby did not get the coat, certainly after 8 years cheating on her husband she doesn't deserve it. The secretary showing up with it was the coup de grace though.a surprise but then also overkill.
After all, if he is cheating too then it kinda puts Mrs. Off the hook. The Automatic Grammatizator-this story so clearly epitomizes our fear of machines (and is rather prescient for the time it was written) as replacement for humans. We are still pursuing AI (and I don't imagine that the formulization of stories is so difficult), but in different and more interactive ways that Dahl envisioned here. I found it interesting that my boy (born in 2005 and very computer-literate) scoffed at this about halfway through; 'There is no way that a machine can write stories that are good enough mom. Only people are truly creative.'
The Way Up to Heaven-We starting reading this one together, but then my son finished it without me (he had run out of things to read on his kindle). After I finished, we discussed it. He understood that the husband died in the elevator, but had missed the wife's listening at the door and so had not realized that she KNEW and essentially murdered him.
We went on to discuss the theme of revenge in all of these stories and he insisted that murdering him just for making her late for a flight was a bit extreme. He seems to think that the wife will get a come-uppance in her later life. Royal Jelly-This was just odd. Neither one of us particularly liked it. The idea of a honey-based super food is intriguing (and not completely unbelievable), but the fact that the husband had turned himself into part-bee and was on the way of turning the baby was just a bit too much.
It also didn't fit with the revenge theme of the rest of the book. Katina-This was just a sad war story.
It reminded me of 'Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong' by Tim O'Brien. As a woman, I have always been rather happy that I can't get sent off to war; I am rather intrigued by these stories of women (girls) who find themselves as part of the platoon.
The Umbrella Man-The title story is short and cute, but far from the best in the book. Ironically enough he did not get his comeuppance. We get to see the con man at his game, but there is no punishment. I wasn't quite sure this fit with the others and was surprised that it was the title story. Parson's Pleasure-My husband came in while we were reading this one and he said he knew it, but he was rather surprised to hear it was Roald Dahl.
I also thought this story was familiar, might be that it was in another collection somewhere? Anyway, again Dahl drives home the theme of just desserts; the swindler does not get swindled, but he is deprived of his treasure. Man from the South-Again, this was good enough with the whole betting shenanigans until we got to the end and Dahl adds the layer of the woman and man having bet multiple times. It was just funny enough to be not creepy; if Dahl had taken a different tone, this could have been scary. The Landlady- I liked this one quite a bit. We knew right away that the old lady was gonna kill him, but the taxidermy at the end was a cute add on. So far, I am pretty sure it is my 11 year old's favorite in the book.
Taste-As I mentioned earlier, my son has snuck off with this book a few times and read some stories without me. This has been an interesting lesson in how much he enjoys short stories; we shall get him some more for his kindle. Anyway, He read this and Neck alone a few days ago, so I read Taste last night to play catch up. I had it figured out as soon as the host boasted that he keeps the wine breathing where the gourmet had suggested.
I did not think the gourmet would be unveiled though until it was too late (maybe fast forward a bit and it was after the wedding or after the daughter is pregnant). Rather absurd story overall considering that the girl should have a stronger say in her marriage. Neck-I am just not sure I got this one. I have yet to discuss with the little one (this is the other story he read on his own); clearly the husband would have killed the wife with the axe, but is the saw any better? Why not just unmask her adultery and divorce her?
I was just not sure HOW Basil would get his revenge. ”The Great Automatic Grammatizator” (from “Someone Like You”): A mechanically-minded man reasons that the rules of grammar are fixed by certain, almost mathematical principles. By exploiting this idea, he is able to create a mammoth machine that can write a prize-winning novel in roughly fifteen minutes. The story ends on a fearful note, as more and more of the world's writers are forced into licensing their names-and all hope of human creativity-to the machine. Bixby and the Colonel's Coa ”The Great Automatic Grammatizator” (from “Someone Like You”): A mechanically-minded man reasons that the rules of grammar are fixed by certain, almost mathematical principles.
By exploiting this idea, he is able to create a mammoth machine that can write a prize-winning novel in roughly fifteen minutes. The story ends on a fearful note, as more and more of the world's writers are forced into licensing their names-and all hope of human creativity-to the machine. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat” (from ”Kiss Kiss”): Mrs. Bixby cheats on her meek, dentist husband with a rich, dashing colonel. When their relationship breaks off, the colonel offers Mrs. Bixby a gorgeous and expensive mink coat.
In an attempt to explain the coat away, Mrs. Bixby sets up an elaborate trick with the help of a pawn shop - but her husband learns of the ruse and manages to turn the tables. ”The Butler” (from ”More Tales of the Unexpected”): An obnoxious and newly wealthy couple employs a butler and chef to impress dinner guests. The butler recommends that the husband buy expensive wines to please company, and the man slavishly follows the idea.
The butler and the chef reap the rewards of this idea, while making the 'fashionable' couple look like fools. ”Man from the South” (from ”Someone Like You”): At a seaside resort in Jamaica, a strange old man makes a bet with an American man in his late teens. If the young man's cigarette lighter can spark ten times without fail, the American will win a brand-new Cadillac car - but failure means losing the little finger on his right hand. The high-tension wager ensues, and with only a few sparks left, a woman - who knows only too well the cost of the old man's bets - appears and stops the madness. ”The Landlady” (from ”Kiss Kiss”): A young man traveling to London on business stops at a bed and breakfast along the way, where a strange - and slightly dotty - landlady eagerly welcomes him. The offsetting nature of the house - and the news that only two other young men have ever stayed there - confuses and frightens the young man.
In the end, the landlady - who indulges in the odd hobby of taxidermy - and the boy share a drink of tea that tastes of bitter almonds, and the landlady softly smiles, staring at what may be her latest stuffing project. ”Parson's Pleasure” (from “ Kiss Kiss”): A man discovers an extremely rare piece of Chippendale furniture at the farm of some boorish ranchers. He desperately attempts to buy the piece cheap, in hopes of selling it an auction to earn a huge sum. He manages to buy the piece - only for the ranchers to destroy it in an attempt to make it fit in his car. ”The Umbrella Man” (from ”More Tales of the Unexpected”): A mother and daughter meet a gentlemanly old man on a street corner, who offers them a beautiful silk umbrella in exchange for a pound note. They trade, and the daughter notices that the 'feeble' old man suddenly seems much sprier. They follow, and discover that the gentleman is really a clever con artist, who visits various pubs, has a drink, and then steals another umbrella to continue the cycle!
”Katina” (from ”Over to You: Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying”): A group of RAF pilots stationed in Greece during World War II discover a hauntingly beautiful young girl, whose 'family is beneath the rubble.' She becomes their squadron's unofficial 'mascot'. In the end, her fragile life is taken as she stands defiantly against a rain of bullets from Nazi airplanes, shaking her fists into the heavens. ”The Way Up to Heaven” (from “ Kiss Kiss”): Mrs. Foster suffers from a chronic phobia of being late for things.
Her husband seems to enjoy the cruel sport of purposely delaying their actions, just to see his wife become riled. On the day when Mrs. Foster must fly to Paris to visit her grandchildren, her husband engages in his usual tricks. Foster rushes to return to the house, she hears a strange noise - and suddenly turns triumphantly toward her cab. It is only when she returns, and calls a man to 'repair the lift' that was stuck between floors in the house, that readers can guess Mr. Foster's fate.
”Royal Jelly” (from “ Kiss Kiss”): A new pair of parents fears for the life of their little girl, who is sickly underweight. The husband, a beekeeper, remembers hearing of the miraculous royal jelly used by bees to transform one particular larva into a queen. He adds the mixture to his daughter's bottles, and she puts on weight at an astonishing rate. The mother senses that something is amiss, and the husband confesses his actions - along with the fact that he himself swallowed buckets of the jelly for months in an attempt to cure his impotence.
The royal jelly did the trick - but the strange side effects include a disturbing metamorphosis for both father and daughter. ”Vengeance is Mine Inc.” (from ”More Tales of the Unexpected”): Two brothers who are short on cash bemoan their fates over breakfast while reading the society column of a newspaper.
Reading it, they hit upon a scheme to take revenge on cruel tabloid writers in exchange for money from wealthy patrons. The unconventional plan works, and the brothers line their pockets with the spoils of their plans. ”Taste” (from ”Someone Like You”): A rich man with a beautiful young daughter hosts a dinner party, inviting a famous partaker of fine wines. When the rich man boasts that he has a wine that the expert cannot identify, the stakes become frighteningly high - if he can guess the make of the wine, he will win the daughter! After an elaborate show, the expert guesses everything right; however, the family's maid appears on the scene and manages to expose the guest as a cheat, saving the girl. ”Neck” (from ”Someone Like You”): A newspaper heir finds himself suddenly engaged to the voluptuous and controlling Lady Tutton. He loses all control of his life, and only his trusted butler and friends realize how broken he is by her control.
A weekend trip to their estate, however, proves the perfect opportunity for Lord Tutton to engage in a bitter case of revenge against his wicked wife - her head is trapped in a piece of sculpture, and he decides to use a sharp saw to 'cut' her free. Splendidly written, each story gives some insight into human nature. Dahl lays out his stories in a way to make you feel that you are reading a sort of twisted fairy tale, using surreal language and situations. It is really unlike anything I have ever read before and it is sure to spark your imagination whether you are young or old. (P.S.: If you're an avid Dahl lover like me, you might have seen some of these stories already. That's all right - you're bound not to have seen all, or even most of them.) More of Purplycookie’s Reviews @: Book Details: Title The Umbrella Man and Other Stories (also published as “The Great Automatic Grammatizator') Author Roald Dahl Reviewed By Purplycookie. Matilda was captivating as read out loud by my fourth grade teacher.
So I had high hopes for this collection but came up wanting more. Considerably more. This collection starts off with the zingers of 'The Great Automatic Grammatizator,' an indictment of greedy publishers and lazy writers (the message will never be outdated) that doubles as a plain fun story.
Other shorties worth the look are 'Parson's Pleasure' and 'Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat' - karma, baby! - and the sickest of the lot, ' Matilda was captivating as read out loud by my fourth grade teacher. So I had high hopes for this collection but came up wanting more. Considerably more.
This collection starts off with the zingers of 'The Great Automatic Grammatizator,' an indictment of greedy publishers and lazy writers (the message will never be outdated) that doubles as a plain fun story. Other shorties worth the look are 'Parson's Pleasure' and 'Mrs.
Bixby and the Colonel's Coat' - karma, baby! - and the sickest of the lot, 'Royal Jelly.' (Don't read if you're pregnant or may become pregnant - but do.) 'Parson's Pleasure' and 'Vengeance is Mine Inc.' Have stellar setups but precious little payoff.
The latter's premise is quite amusing. It's a criticism of most of these stories actually, that they seem to tail off three to five 'graphs too soon.
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Maybe Dahl meant to leave much to the reader, for each to continue with the story in his head. Elsewhere, 'The Landlady' is way too obvious (that moron deserves it) and the titular story has perhaps the least payoff of the whole batch. Anyone seeking Dahl's seedier, more macabre humor and storytelling, or anything grotesque and patently adult, will be disappointed here. This is young-adult stuff, and not good young-adult stuff really.
'Katina' is set in wartime and intrigues in light of Dahl's own time in the Royal Air Force. The outcome's never in doubt there either, though, and the story seems out-of-place amidst the existential would-be thrillers.
'The Way Up To Heaven' provides a late-breaking thrill, but I can't recall now what two or three of these tales were about, and that's telling. I still dig Dahl and will look to get back on terms with him by delving into a co-worker's tome that has just about all of his short stories. Oh, and Matilda's still my girl.
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I decided to read this book after reading A Lamb to the Slaughter in school. I loved Roald Dahl books as a child, so I was curious about what his stories for older children were like. I was not disappointed.
Some of the stories are really memorable, I read this book almost ten years ago and I can remember some of the stories vividly. My particular favourites from the book were Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat, Royal Jelly and the books name sake The Great Automatic Grammatizator. I decided to read this book after reading A Lamb to the Slaughter in school. I loved Roald Dahl books as a child, so I was curious about what his stories for older children were like. I was not disappointed.
Some of the stories are really memorable, I read this book almost ten years ago and I can remember some of the stories vividly. My particular favourites from the book were Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat, Royal Jelly and the books name sake The Great Automatic Grammatizator. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat is about a woman who receives an expensive mink coat from a colonel she is having an affair with. In order to keep the coat and keep the affair a secret from her husband, Mrs. Bixby comes up with a plan. Pawning her coat and pretending she found the pawn ticket in a taxi, she thinks she will be able to have her cake and eat it too.
In true Roald Dahl fashion Mrs. Bixby gets her comeuppance at the end, not quite as extremely as in A Lamb to the Slaughter but still with a very interesting twist. Royal Jelly is a story about a bee keeper and his wife who are worried about the fate of the young underweight daughter. The bee keeper has an idea to feed the child royal jelly, the substance that bees produce to nourish the queen bee.
The child starts to rapidly improve and the bee keepers wife senses that it didn’t happen naturally. The bee keeper then reveals to his wife that not only had he been feeding royal jelly to their daughter but also the royal jelly is the reason they have a child in the first place.
The bee keeper originally started using the royal jelly to cure his impotence. The twist in the story is that the prolonged use of the royal jelly starts to produce some pretty weird side effects in both the bee keeper and his daughter. The great automatic Grammatizator is about a man who creates a machine that can produce bestselling books only fifteen minutes.
His exploitive invention causes disastrous results for the writers of the world. One of the main reasons why I loved these stories was that not only are they original and captivating. Just like when I read his stories for younger readers I felt like I was learning a valuable lesson while reading a weird and wonderful story. From this book learnt about the evils of corporate exploitation and mass production and that if you cheat on your partner bad things will happen to you.
Also even though I know it is completely fictional I am to this day skeptical about beauty and cosmetic products that contain royal jelly and the entire Burt's bees range makes me uncomfortable. I love Roald Dahl's stories to bits, but gave this volume four stars simply because his children's books are the ceiling for me. My top five in this collection were: 1.) The Landlady This packs a hefty punch of eerie atmosphere into just over ten pages. The landlady in question is a special, schizoid brand of crazy and harbours only a select few guests for long-term stays. 2.) Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat I love the title of this story as it fittingly describes how the much sought after c I love Roald Dahl's stories to bits, but gave this volume four stars simply because his children's books are the ceiling for me. My top five in this collection were: 1.) The Landlady This packs a hefty punch of eerie atmosphere into just over ten pages.
The landlady in question is a special, schizoid brand of crazy and harbours only a select few guests for long-term stays. 2.) Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat I love the title of this story as it fittingly describes how the much sought after coat never ends up belonging to Mrs Bixby at all. It ties in with the recurring theme of rotten characters being served their due, an idea which Dahl was quite preoccupied with in his writing. 3.) Katina I'm not sure if this story is based on true events which occurred while Dahl was working in the RAF, nevertheless it's incredibly touching and heartbreaking in the end. It leaves you with the feeling of despair that can only be induced by the loss of innocent lives, especially during wartime.
4.) Vengeance Is Mine Inc. Another delightful story about gaining revenge, except in this one the main characters use the desire for vengeance in others to turn a profit for themselves. 5.) The Way up to Heaven A highly strung wife and a patronising husband make for a dynamic which can only tend to the survival of one. Perhaps this is what Dahl imagines women fantasise about when they begin to grow tired of their husbands. This is a disappointment. Yeah, I am a fan of Roald Dahl. The last time I read Skin other stories, he was absolutely brilliant.
All the stories are awesome. Yeah, unexpected and you were excited with the ending. But this one, I didn't even got all those feelings. Yeah, the story still unexpected but mostly when at the end of the story I was like.'
Ooo.okay' and 'Haa.did I miss anything?(so I turned few pages back and read again expecting i missed the punchline)'. I'm not sure if I didn't unde This is a disappointment.
Yeah, I am a fan of Roald Dahl. The last time I read Skin other stories, he was absolutely brilliant. All the stories are awesome. Yeah, unexpected and you were excited with the ending.
But this one, I didn't even got all those feelings. Yeah, the story still unexpected but mostly when at the end of the story I was like.' Ooo.okay' and 'Haa.did I miss anything?(so I turned few pages back and read again expecting i missed the punchline)'. I'm not sure if I didn't understand the story. The cover story, The Great Automatic Grammatizator, I wasn't sure if there is hidden meanings of TGAG and Adolph Knipe or it's just an ironic or sarcasm for the authors around that time.
Or perhaps I think to much. But compared to Skin, no doubt Skin is better and brilliant and unbelievable. I think I should just mention the story I enjoyed most, they are The Way Up To Heaven and Mrs. Bixby and The Colonel's Coat. The Umbrella Man, The Landlady, Taste and Neck are OK.
Katina is fine but I think too much information, same goes to Royal Jelly, The Butler and Parson's Pleasure. Maybe this is the reason why I found the stories kind of boring. It just like you read the great creation of Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist then you tried to read Aleph expecting there will be another phenomenon but it's a trash.
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Sorry to say this. Btw, I think Roald Dahl was fond of wine.
I will give him another chance for Kiss Kiss. I found & bought this book while volunteering at the library bookstore.
I've decided I'd like to go back and try to read every book by my favorite childhood authors - Roald Dahl and Paul Zindel, mainly - and I'm increasingly finding that Dahl wrote all these other adult books other than Boy and Flying Solo I had never heard of. Although I only realized halfway into this book after reading the back cover that this was a collection of his stories apparently chosen for young adults, but like mo I found & bought this book while volunteering at the library bookstore.
I've decided I'd like to go back and try to read every book by my favorite childhood authors - Roald Dahl and Paul Zindel, mainly - and I'm increasingly finding that Dahl wrote all these other adult books other than Boy and Flying Solo I had never heard of. Although I only realized halfway into this book after reading the back cover that this was a collection of his stories apparently chosen for young adults, but like most young adult novels, I couldn't really tell.
At first I wasn't sure what to make of the stories - they were all enjoyable, good reads, but overall they were all kind of quirky and dark, but I suppose that's really to be expected of Dahl. There was one longer story in the middle though, 'Katina,' in which there wasn't much quirky humor at all but was overall a well written, serious story about war, which I couldn't help but believe came out of or was at least inspired by his own experiences in World War II. Taken in with the rest of the stories, all undoubtedly creative and unique, I think the book really made me appreciate even more what a strange, tireless mind this guy had. Roald Dahl is the reason I love to read, and my inspiration to become a writer myself one day. So I admit I have a certain bias to him. With that said, I loved every single one of these stories. I can't think of any that I disliked or was bored with in any way.
Dahl has a way of weaving the story together to make all the characters interesting and the plot engaging, even in a short amount of space. The different flavors of each story were delightful.
Some sent a shiver down my spine, some were qu Roald Dahl is the reason I love to read, and my inspiration to become a writer myself one day. So I admit I have a certain bias to him. With that said, I loved every single one of these stories. I can't think of any that I disliked or was bored with in any way. Dahl has a way of weaving the story together to make all the characters interesting and the plot engaging, even in a short amount of space.
The different flavors of each story were delightful. Some sent a shiver down my spine, some were quirky and fun, and some were haunting. I think my personal favorites involved characters screwing with each other or taking advantage of each other.
Patron's Pleasure, Neck, Taste and The Umbrella Man come to mind. I couldn't help but laugh in delight as each of those stories came to an end.
What else is there to say? Roald Dahl holds a special place in my heart.
His children's books helped me gain a love for reading, and I'm happy to see that the spirit I found there exists here in his adult stories as well. Sir, you were truly a gift to literature.
Short stories unique to Dahl's talents; ranging from delightfully devious to comically self aware to terribly twisted. Mostly simple stories of mischief and comeuppance that will have you cheering for all the wrong characters and accelerating along the crescendo of events to the final paragraphs' inevitable but often surprising extraordinary turn of events. Katina stood out through it's sincere poetic lens of adventure and tragedy in war among beautiful foreign landscapes.
Other favorites include Short stories unique to Dahl's talents; ranging from delightfully devious to comically self aware to terribly twisted. Mostly simple stories of mischief and comeuppance that will have you cheering for all the wrong characters and accelerating along the crescendo of events to the final paragraphs' inevitable but often surprising extraordinary turn of events. Katina stood out through it's sincere poetic lens of adventure and tragedy in war among beautiful foreign landscapes.
Other favorites included: (spoiler alert) The Umbrella Man and The Butler for the cunningness and deception, Vengeance is Mine Inc and the Great Automatic Grammatizor in that you can feel the author laughing to himself as he wrote them, and Parson's Pleasure and Taste and Neck for the sweet retribution of swindlers and cheats. A very nice introduction to Roald Dahl's grown-up short fiction.
There are some out-and-out classics in here ('Katina' is one of the truly great World War II stories, and 'Taste' is an absolute tour de force) as well as some good evidence of just how twisted the man's imagination was ('Man of the South' and 'Royal Jelly'). All of them show what a master Dahl was at building tension and creating a creepy mood, and above all how skillful he was at moving the plot forward with dialogue. My only qui A very nice introduction to Roald Dahl's grown-up short fiction. There are some out-and-out classics in here ('Katina' is one of the truly great World War II stories, and 'Taste' is an absolute tour de force) as well as some good evidence of just how twisted the man's imagination was ('Man of the South' and 'Royal Jelly'). All of them show what a master Dahl was at building tension and creating a creepy mood, and above all how skillful he was at moving the plot forward with dialogue. My only quibble is that a lot of the surprise endings are pretty predictable coming at the stories as an adult - 'Parson's Pleasure' is perhaps the classic example; it's a nice story but you can see the twist coming a mile off, blowing a foghorn and yelling at you down a loudspeaker. Roald Dahl re-secured his place as my favorite author in this collection of short stories.
I picked up a used copy in Powell's City of Books when I was in Portland, and I am almost finished with it already. It was great to have on the plane! Some of these are dark sort of tales, some are just funny, and some are wistful. He's good at every type. You might remember 'Lamb to the Slaughter,' in which a woman kills her husband with a frozen leg of lamb (a Twilight Zone episode was based on this).
We Roald Dahl re-secured his place as my favorite author in this collection of short stories. I picked up a used copy in Powell's City of Books when I was in Portland, and I am almost finished with it already. It was great to have on the plane! Some of these are dark sort of tales, some are just funny, and some are wistful. He's good at every type.
You might remember 'Lamb to the Slaughter,' in which a woman kills her husband with a frozen leg of lamb (a Twilight Zone episode was based on this). Well, that one ISN'T in here, but 'Man from the South,' on which Quentin Tarantino based his 'room' in 'Four Rooms,' is. So far, there isn't one single story in here that I haven't really loved. Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Norwegian descent, who rose to prominence in the 1940's with works for both children and adults, and became one of the world's bestselling authors. Dahl's first published work, inspired by a meeting with C.
Forester, was Shot Down Over Libya. Today the story is published as A Piece of Cake.
The story, about his wartime adv Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Norwegian descent, who rose to prominence in the 1940's with works for both children and adults, and became one of the world's bestselling authors. Dahl's first published work, inspired by a meeting with C. Forester, was Shot Down Over Libya. Today the story is published as A Piece of Cake. The story, about his wartime adventures, was bought by the Saturday Evening Post for $900, and propelled him into a career as a writer. Its title was inspired by a highly inaccurate and sensationalized article about the crash that blinded him, which claimed he had been shot down instead of simply having to land because of low fuel.
His first children's book was The Gremlins, about mischievous little creatures that were part of RAF folklore. The book was commissioned by Walt Disney for a film that was never made, and published in 1943. Dahl went on to create some of the best-loved children's stories of the 20th century, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and James and the Giant Peach. He also had a successful parallel career as the writer of macabre adult short stories, usually with a dark sense of humour and a surprise ending. Many were originally written for American magazines such as Ladies Home Journal, Harper's, Playboy and The New Yorker, then subsequently collected by Dahl into anthologies, gaining world-wide acclaim.
Dahl wrote more than 60 short stories and they have appeared in numerous collections, some only being published in book form after his death. His stories also brought him three Edgar Awards: in 1954, for the collection Someone Like You; in 1959, for the story 'The Landlady'; and in 1980, for the episode of Tales of the Unexpected based on 'Skin'.
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