Going Solo - Softcover
The fascinating story of Roald Dahl's life continues in Going Solo, a marvelous evocation of the author's wartime exploits. As a pilot in World War II, Roald Dahl had some wonderfully exciting -- and frighteningly near-death -- experiences including encounters with the enemy, battles with deadly snakes, and incredible dogfights. Told with the same irresistible appeal that has made Dahl one of the world's best-loved writers, Going Solo brings you directly into the action and into the mind of this brilliant man.
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His account of life as a fighter pilot in the Western Desert and in Greece has the thrilling intensity and the occasional grotesqueness of his fiction (Sunday Times)
Very nearly as grotesque as his fiction. The same compulsive blend of wide-eyed innocence and fascination with danger and horror (Evening Standard)
A non-stop demonstration of expert raconteurship (The New York Times Book Review)
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Very nearly as grotesque as his fiction. The same compulsive blend of wide-eyed innocence and fascination with danger and horror (Evening Standard)
A non-stop demonstration of expert raconteurship (The New York Times Book Review)
The second instalment about the incredible life of Roald Dahl. An astonishing autobiography brought to life by one of England's leading actors, Ian Holm. It will capture the attention and the imagination of adults and children alike.
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- PublisherPuffin
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0141303107
- ISBN 13 9780141303109
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages224
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. Reissue, 10th Printing. BRAND NEW COPY w/trace wear to upper front corner tip. Autobiography. Sequel to Boy: Tales of Childhood (1984) in which British novelist, poet, screenwriter, and fighter pilot Roald Dahl (1916 - 1990) described his life from birth until leaving school and taking a job with Royal Dutch Shell. The volume, with maps, is in two parts. The first part desribes experiences in East Africa where Royal Dutch Shell sent him. The balance of the chapters deals with flying with the RAF during World War II. Seller Inventory # 012932
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