The Best of Roald Dahl - Vintage Author:Roald Dahl This collection brings together Dahl's finest work, illustrating his genius for the horrific and grotesque which is unparalleled. — "Dahl has the mastery of plot and characters possessed by great writers of the past, along with a wildness and wryness of his own. One of his trademarks is writing beautifully about the ugly, even the horrible."--... more »Los Angeles Times
"An ingenious imagination, a fascination with odd and ordinary detail, and a lust for its thorough exploitation are the...strengths of Dahl's storytelling."--New York Times Book Review« less