Innocence

Resumen del libro

PERFECT for fans of Roald Dahl. Think you know Dahl? Think again. There's still a whole world of Dahl to discover in a newly collected book of his deliciously dark tales for adults .

. . What makes us innocent and how do we come to lose it? Featuring the autobiographical stories telling of Roald Dahl's boyhood and youth as well as four further tales of innocence betrayed, Dahl touches on the joys and horrors of growing up.

Among other stories, you'll read about the wager that destroys a girl's faith in her father, the landlady who has plans for her unsuspecting young guest and the commuter who is horrified to discover that a fellow passenger once bullied him at school. 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: Lust, Madness, Cruelty, Deception, Trickery, War and Fear.

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).