My Uncle Oswald - Softcover

Dahl, Roald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140055770 ISBN 13: 9780140055771

Publisher: Penguin, 1980

Synopsis

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. In this delightful picaresque story, it is revealed how Uncle Oswald first achieved great wealth - all thanks to the Sundance blister beetle, which when ground to powder has the most electrifying aphrodisiac qualities. It is 1919 - armed with the powder and aided by the beautiful amoral Yasmin how comely, Oswald begins an audacious commercial enterprise which involves seducing the most famous men in Europe - from crowded heads to Bernard Shaw and Marcel Proust.

About this title

Review:

Deliciously sly (Observer)

About the Author:

Roald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. He was also the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG and many more brilliant stories. He remains THE WORLD'S NUMBER ONE STORYTELLER.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1980
• ISBN 10: 0140055770
• ISBN 13: 9780140055771
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208