ROALD DAHL

These eighteen tales of the macabre show Dahl's dark brilliance as a short-story writer. They are wicked (as an old man attracts the attentions of those more interested in his skin than his wellbeing), shocking (as distasteful bets are made - a daughter's hand on the identity of a glass of claret, a finger risked for a Cadillac) and blackly humo...

Charlie Bucket has won Willy Wonka's chocolate factory and is on his way to take possession of it, in a great glass elevator! But when the elevator makes a fearful whooshing noise, Charlie and his family find themselves in splendid orbit around the Earth. A daring adventure has begun, with the one and only Mr. Willy Wonka l...

Every time Mr. Fox steals a chicken from the farm, Farmers Boggis, Bunce and Bean grow wild with rage! They're the nastiest crooks in the valley, and they've concocted a cunning plan to dig him out of his hole once and for all. But it never occurs to them that Mr Fox has a fantastic plan of his own...

Fecha de publicación: 2012 Todo el ingenio de Roald Dahl condensado en sus relatos. El indiscutible talento de uno de los escritores más ágiles y originales aparece reflejado en estas sorprendentes historias. El humor, la ironía y la imaginación del autor se mezclan sabiamente para crear situaciones y personajes inolvidables...