Book description
The Champion of the World is a brilliant gem of a short story
from Roald Dahl, the master of the sting in the tail.
In The Champion of the World, Roald Dahl, one of the world's
favourite authors, tells a funny story about low cunning in the
country. Here, a pair of poachers discover a foolproof way to bag
pheasants . . .
The Champion of the World is taken from the short story
collection Kiss Kiss, which includes ten other devious and
shocking stories, featuring the wife who pawns the mink coat from her
lover with unexpected results; the priceless piece of furniture that
is the subject of a deceitful bargain; a wronged woman taking revenge
on her dead husband, and others.
'Unnerving bedtime stories, subtle, proficient, hair-raising and
done to a turn.' (San Francisco Chronicle )
This story is also available as a Penguin digital audio download
read by Stephen Mangan.
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, the best-loved of children's writers, was born in Wales
of Norwegian parents. His books continue to be bestsellers, despite his
death in 1990, and total UK sales are 55 million worldwide! Quentin
Blake is one of the best-known and best-loved children's illustrators
and it's impossible now to think of Roald Dahl's writings without
imagining Quentin Blake's illustrations.
