Book description
A short, sharp, frightening story from Roald Dahl, the master of the
shocking tale In Man from the South, Roald Dahl, one of the world's
favourite authors, tells a sinister story about the darker side of human
nature. Here a man takes part in a very unusual bet, one with appalling
consequences . . . Man from the South is taken from the short story
collection Someone Like You, which includes seventeen other devious and
shocking stories, featuring the wife who serves a dish that baffles the
police; a curious machine that reveals the horrifying truth about
plants; the man waiting to be bitten by the venomous snake asleep on his
stomach; and others. 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. Roald Dahl is best known for
his mischievous, wildly inventive stories for children. But throughout
his life he was also a prolific and acclaimed writer of stories for
adults. These sinister, surprising tales continue to entertain, amuse
and shock generations of readers even today.
