'They did not think for one moment that they would find anything but a burnt-out fuselage and a charred skeleton, and they were astounded when they came upon my still-breathing body lying in the sand nearby.'
In Going Solo, the world's favourite storyteller, Roald Dahl, tells of life as a fighter pilot in Africa.
'They
did not think for one moment that they would find anything but a
burnt-out fuselage and a charred skeleton, and they were astounded when
they came upon my still-breathing body lying in the sand nearby.' In
1938 Roald Dahl was fresh out of school and bound for his first job in
Africa, hoping to find adventure far from home. However, he got far more
excitement than he bargained for when the outbreak of the Second World
War led him to join the RAF. His account of his experiences in Africa,
crashing a plane in the Western Desert, rescue and recovery from his
horrific injuries in Alexandria, flying a Hurricane as Greece fell to
the Germans, and many other daring deeds, recreates a world as bizarre
and unnerving as any he wrote about in his fiction. 'Very nearly
as grotesque as his fiction. The same compulsive blend of wide-eyed
innocence and fascination with danger and horror' Evening Standard 'A non-stop demonstration of expert raconteurship' The New York Times Book Review Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda,
and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories
for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed
and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today. %%%In Going Solo, the world's favourite storyteller, Roald Dahl, tells of life as a fighter pilot in Africa.
'They
did not think for one moment that they would find anything but a
burnt-out fuselage and a charred skeleton, and they were astounded when
they came upon my still-breathing body lying in the sand nearby.'
In
1938 Roald Dahl was fresh out of school and bound for his first job in
Africa, hoping to find adventure far from home. However, he got far more
excitement than he bargained for when the outbreak of the Second World
War led him to join the RAF. His account of his experiences in Africa,
crashing a plane in the Western Desert, rescue and recovery from his
horrific injuries in Alexandria, flying a Hurricane as Greece fell to
the Germans, and many other daring deeds, recreates a world as bizarre
and unnerving as any he wrote about in his fiction.
'Very nearly
as grotesque as his fiction. The same compulsive blend of wide-eyed
innocence and fascination with danger and horror' Evening Standard
'A non-stop demonstration of expert raconteurship' The New York Times Book Review
Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda,
and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories
for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed
and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.
