- Fiction, Literature, Humour, Uncles
Roald Dahl's first-ever novel presents the scurrilous memoirs of that delightful old reprobate from switch bitch, Oswald Hendryks Cornelius - connoisseur, bon vivant, collector of spiders, scorpions, odd walking sticks, lover of opera, expert on Chinese porcelain, and without doubt the greatest fornicator of all time.
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About the book
- Author
- Roald Dahl
- First published
- 1979
- Pages
- 222
- Publisher
- Tandem Edicions, S.L., Joseph, Rowohlt
- Editions
- 32
- Language
- Dutch, German, French, Korean
- ISBN
- 9781417702909
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“I am beginning, once again, to have an urge to salute my Uncle Oswald.”
Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. Born in north Cardiff, Wales, to Norwegian parents, Dahl served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, in which he became a flying ace and intelligence agent. He rose to prominence in the 1940s with works for both children and adults, and became one of the world's bestselling authors. His short stories are known for their unexpected endings, and his children's books for their unsentimental, often very dark humour. ([Source][1].) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roald_Dahl
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