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Over to You gathers ten of Dahl’s earliest short stories, many set against the backdrop of World War II and shaped by his experience as a Royal Air Force fighter pilot. The volume includes his first paid work, “A Piece of Cake,” first published in 1942 as “Shot Down Over Libya” in The Saturday Evening Post. The other nine tales—“Death of an Old, Old Man,” “An African Story,” “Madame Rosette,” “Katina,” “Yesterday Was Beautiful,” “They Shall Not Grow Old,” “Beware of the Dog,” “Only This,” and “Someone Like You”—explore war, flying, and the human condition from a young author’s perspective. Together, they provide a glimpse into Dahl’s early voice and his fascination with flight.
First publish date: 1946
Genre: General Fiction/Short Stories
Authors: Roald Dahl
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