Come sempre Dahl si conferma una garanzia di grande intrattenimento, intelligenza e scrittura impeccabile. Ne Il G.G.G. l’autore elabora la formula che seguirà anche ne Le streghe, il suo romanzo successivo: prende un cattivo da fiaba, in questo caso il gigante, e lo catapulta nella realtà modern...
'The Magic Finger' is the story of an 8 year old girl who has a special power, whenever someone upsets her she is able to use her 'magic finger' to punish them. The magic finger is one of the fingers on her hand, which glows red when she is angry and zaps the person who has enraged her. She firs...
What child is not completely enamored by the stories written by Roald Dahl? For that matter, what adult does not have a special place in their heart for his audacious, fantastical, magical, whimsical tales? Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, James & The Giant Peach, Fantastic Mister Fox, Matilda. T...
جنگ جهانی دوم، از نگاه یه انگلیسی جوان خلبان.بعضی قسمتهاش جالب بود.***رولد دال برای کار در شرکت نفت میره آفریقا. جنگ جهانی دوم شروع میشه و انگلیسی های جوانِ ساکن آفریقا رو میکنن افسر ارتش. روزی که شروع جنگ رسما اعلام میشه، رئیس دال بهش میگه بره تو جاده جلوی راه آلمانی هایی که قصد فرار دارن رو بگی...
You know, I was eight when Roald Dahl died. I was old enough to meet him and know him. That's the only thing that could dampen my utter love and amusement while reading this book.I could almost believe that this was written by him before his death. Maybe it's just Quentin Blake's illustrations th...
Well, of course I loved it. I read this years ago along with the companion Arabel and Mortimer and enjoyed both thoroughly. I am sad to say these two have been discarded from my library and I was just able to grab this one before it went in a bin.Joan Aiken is of course a well-known and loved chi...