{"product_id":"9780307264909","title":"Collected Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe only hardcover edition of Roald Dahl’s stories for adults, the \u003ci\u003eCollected Stories\u003c\/i\u003e amply showcases his singular gifts as a fabulist and a born storyteller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLater known for his immortal children’s books, including \u003ci\u003eCharlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe BFG, \u003c\/i\u003eDahl\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ealso had a genius for adult short fiction, which he wrote throughout his life. Whether fictionalizing his dramatic exploits as a Royal Air Force pilot during World War II or concocting the ingeniously plotted fables that were dramatized on television as \u003ci\u003eTales of the Unexpected\u003c\/i\u003e, Dahl was brilliant at provoking in his readers the overwhelming desire to know what happens next—and at satisfying that desire in ways that feel both surprising and inevitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with devilish plot twists, his tales display a tantalizing blend of macabre humor and the absurdly grotesque. From “The Landlady,” about an unusual boardinghouse that features a small but very permanent clientele, to “Pig,” a brutally funny look at vegetarianism, to “Man from the South,” in which a fanatical gambler does his betting with hammer, nails, and a butcher’s knife, Dahl’s creations amuse and shock us in equal measure, gleefully reminding us of what might lurk beneath the surface of the ordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47045925994736,"sku":"9780307264909","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780307264909_p0.jpg?v=1763671536","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780307264909","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}