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His books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide. They are based on roalds experiences with his friend claud, a man who lived in the. Roald dahl, the bestloved of childrens writers, was born in wales of norwegian parents. An omnibus volume containing kiss, kiss, over to you, switch bitch, someone like you, and eight further tales of the unexpected dahl, roald published by penguin books usa 1991.
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