Misogynist, anti-Semite, misanthrope--Roald Dahl was reputed to be these as well as war hero, devoted father, and philanthropist. To millions however, he was the Evelyn Waugh of children's books, author of such beloved classics as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach. Here Treglown crafts a "scrupulously fair-minded portrait" (New York Times Book Review) of a complex man. Photos.
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Misogynist, anti-Semite, misanthrope--Roald Dahl was reputed to be these as well as war hero, devoted father, and philanthropist. To millions however, he was the Evelyn Waugh of children's books, author of such beloved classics as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach. Here Treglown crafts a "scrupulously fair-minded portrait" (New York Times Book Review) of a complex man. Photos.
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Near Fine. No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7.75"-9.75" tall; 1st edition hardcover with negligible wear on tips of black background photo-illustrated covers. Few creases along spine edge. 322 p crisp and unmarked. "A highly compelling portrait of an author whose life was nearly as colorful and unpredictable as his fiction. Probes the dark and volatile nature of the postmodern Pied Piper whose macabre tales bewitched millions of children and their parents".
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