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"Trickery" assembles a series of Roald Dahl short stories that span a range of settings and personalities—from wartime Royal Air Force personnel to sly pawnbrokers and beyond. Each tale examines deception, whether in the context of wartime espionage, everyday trickery, or moral dilemmas. Dahl’s concise, engaging prose weaves humor with darker undertones, presenting complex human motivations across a backdrop that includes leprosy, soft and hard water distinctions, and the allure of mink coats and stoles.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Roald Dahl
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