by Roald Dahl
First published 1997
From a man who tricks a recluse into buying a worthless antique, to a woman who goes to extreme lengths to get to heaven, Dahl's "Ten Short Stories" delivers a deliciously wicked mix of the macabre and the mundane. These compact narratives twist and surprise, drawing readers into unsettling worlds where ordinary people make fateful choices. At the heart of each tale lies a bittersweet truth about human nature and the chaos that can erupt when greed, fear, or desperation take hold.
Genres: fiction, short-stories, 20th-century
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: twist-ending, unreliable-narrator
Period: 20th-Century
190 pages · Paperback · Penguin Books
Content warnings: violence