My Uncle Oswald

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Author: Roald DahlTitle: My Uncle OswaldBinding: PaperbackNumber Of Pages: 263Release Date: 2012-08-28Details: Meet Oswald Hendryks Cornelius, Roald Dahl's most disgraceful and ext raordinary character . . . Aside from being thoroughly debauched, strikingly attractive and astonishingly wealthy, Uncle Oswald was the greatest bounder, bon vivant and fornicator of all time. In this instalment of his scorchingly frank memoirs he tells of his early career and erotic education at the hands of a number of enthusiastic teachers, of discovering the invigorating properties of the Sudanese Blister Beetle, and of the gorgeous Yasmin Howcomely, his electrifying partner in a most unusual series of thefts . . . 'Raunchy and cheeky entertainment' Sunday Express 'Immense fun' Daily Telegraph Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.EAN: 9780241955765Package Dimensions: Height: 1.11 Inches, Length: 7.81 Inches, Weight: 0.44533376924 Pounds, Width: 5.12 Inches Show more