Cruelty - Penguin Picks

Short stories

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Publisher's Synopsis

'Cruelty has a human heart . . .'

Even when we mean to be kind we can sometimes be cruel. We each have a streak of nastiness inside us. In these ten tales of cruelty master storyteller Roald Dahl explores how and why it is we make others suffer.

Among others, you'll read the story of two young bullies and the boy they torment, the adulterous wife who uncovers her husband's secret, the man with a painting tattooed on his back whose value he doesn't appreciate and the butler and chef who run rings around their obnoxious employer.

Book information

ISBN: 9780241390795
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Books
Pub date:
Edition: Short stories
DEWEY: 823.914
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 240
Weight: 134g
Height: 112mm
Width: 179mm
Spine width: 29mm