Fear

Resumen del libro

ERFECT for fans of Roald Dahl. Think you know Dahl? Think again. Discover a collection of deliciously dark ghost stories for adults, picked by Dahl himself .

. . Do you enjoy being scared? Featuring fourteen classic spine-chilling stories chosen by Roald Dahl, these terrible tales of ghostly goings-on will have you shivering with fear as you turn the pages.

They include such timeless and haunting stories as Sheridan Le Fanu's The Ghost of a Hand, Edith Wharton's Afterward, Cynthia Asquith's The Corner Shop and Mary Treadgold's The Telephone. Featuring extraordinary cover art by Charming Baker, whose paintings echo the dark and twisted world of Dahl's short stories. Roald Dahl reveals even more about the darker side of human nature in seven other centenary editions featuring his own stories: Lust, Madness, Cruelty, Deception, Trickery, Innocence and War.

Biografía del autor

Roald Dahl (1916-1990) cando estalou a Segunda Guerra Mundial incorporouse como piloto de combate á Forza Área británica. Un accidente aéreo retírao do servicio e permítelle dedicarse á creación literaria. Novelas e contos para adultos, guións cinematográficos e, sobre todo, a súas obras para nenos convertérono nun dos autores máis lidos do século XX. Parte da súa obra de literatura infantil está traducida para o galego: "Charlie e a fábrica de chocolate" (Xerais, 2005),"Charlie e o grande ascensor de cristal" (Xerais, 2005), "As bruxas" (Xerais 1989, 2003), "Danny, o campión do mundo" (Xerais 1989, 2003), "Iago e o pexego xigante" (1990); "Matilda" (1993), "O dedo máxico" (1996) e "A marabillosa medicina de George" (Xerais 2004).