Teller of the Unexpected: The Life of Roald Dahl, An Unofficial Biography

Book of the Week on Radio 4, and in the Observer, Sunday Times, Daily Mail and The WeekRiveting, and immaculately written Sunday TelegraphA superb psychological study of a literary genius Business PostA rounded picture... and gets to Dahls flawed, human core Country LifeCrisply done and welljudged TLSRoald Dahl was one of the worlds greatest storytellers. He conceived his vocation as one as intrepid as that of any explorer and, in his writing for children, he was able to tap into a childs viewpoint throughout his life. He crafted tales that were exotic in scenario, frequently invested with a moral, and filled with vibrant characters that endure in public imagination to the present day.In this brandnew biography, Matthew Dennison reevaluates the received narrative surrounding Dahl that of school sporting hero, daredevil pilot, and wartime spyturnedauthor and examines surviving primary resources as well as Dahls extensive literary output to tell the story of a man who identified as a rulebreaker, an iconoclast and a romantic, both insider and outsider, hero and childs friend.