The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

　　本書收錄七篇Roald Dahl的短篇小故事，揉合了想像與真實。在”The Boy Who Could Talk To Animals”裡有個巨大的海龜和能與動物交談的小男孩；”The Hitchhiker”敘述一名扒手搭上便車時發生的故事；”The Mildenhall Treasure”則是真實故事喔，描寫男子如何發現寶藏卻又失去了大好機會；”The Swan”則是關於一個聰明男孩遇上惡棍的戲劇性故事；在”The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar”裡，Henry聽說一名印度人有「閉目而視」的特異功能，於是他一心練功準備發大財；而”Lucky Break- How I became a Writer”則是Roald Dahl如何踏上寫作之路的自傳性故事；最後”A Piece of Cake”則是Roald Dahl的第一篇創作，描述他任皇家空軍飛行員時一場令他人生轉變的意外。篇篇精采，不容錯過！

Seven superb short stories from the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG!

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Meet the boy who can talk to animals and the man who can see with his eyes closed. And find out about the treasure buried deep underground. A clever mix of fact and fiction, this collection also includes how master storyteller Roald Dahl became a writer. With Roald Dahl, you can never be sure where reality ends and fantasy begins. ＂All the tales are entrancing inventions.＂ --Publishers Weekly

Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. He spent his childhood in England and, at age eighteen, went to work for the Shell Oil Company in Africa. When World War II broke out, he joined the Royal Air Force and became a fighter pilot. At the age of twenty-six he moved to Washington, D.C., and it was there he began to write. His first short story, which recounted his adventures in the war, was bought by The Saturday Evening Post, and so began a long and illustrious career.

After establishing himself as a writer for adults, Roald Dahl began writing children’s stories in 1960 while living in England with his family. His first stories were written as entertainment for his own children, to whom many of his books are dedicated.

Roald Dahl is now considered one of the most beloved storytellers of our time. Although he passed away in 1990, his popularity continues to increase as his fantastic novels, including James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, The BFG, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, delight an ever-growing legion of fans.

Learn more about Roald Dahl on the official Roald Dahl Web site: www.roalddahl.com