Name: Boy and Going Solo: Tales of Childhood
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Author: Dahl, Roald ; Blake, Quentin
ISBN: 9780142417416

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Roald Dahl

Illustrated by

Quentin Blake

Publisher

Puffin Books

Year

2010

Language

English

Pages

400

Format

Paperback

Weight

0.65

ISBN

0142417416

ISBN13

9780142417416

Synopsis "Boy and Going Solo: Tales of Childhood "

Roald Dahl's personal stories together in one edition! Where did Roald Dahl get all of his wonderful ideas for stories? From his own life, of course! Boy includes tales of sweetshops and chocolate, mean old ladies, and the Great Mouse Plot. And then Going Solo tells of how, when he grew up, Roald Dahl left England for Africa and later went flying with the Royal Air Force.

Roald Dahl

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(Wales, 1916 - Oxford, 1990) Roald was born into a wealthy family of Norwegian origin. At the age of four, he lost his father and at seven, he came into contact with the strict British educational system, which he reflected in books like Matilda and Boy. After finishing high school, he started working at the Shell company in Africa, where he was caught by the Second World War. After brief training, he became a pilot for the Royal Air Force. He was assigned to Washington, where he began writing about his war adventures. His foray into the world of children's literature was motivated by the stories he told his four children. His first work was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He also wrote scripts for movies and some of his works have been adapted into films.

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