Going solo

Paperback, 209 pages

English language

Published Dec. 30, 1996 by Scholastic.

ISBN:
978-0-590-10176-9
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OCLC Number:
47357643

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3 stars (1 review)

As a young man working in East Africa for the Shell Company, Roald Dahl recounts his adventures living in the jungle and later flying a fighter plane in World War II.

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3 stars

Two parts, quite separate - the first the completion of the tale from Boy, about Dahl working for Shell in Africa. The second about flying in the war, which ends quite abruptly with his return home. The first portion is far more satisfying than the second, and I understand there is some suggestion of embellishment. Still and all, an interesting book, and far more narrative than Boy.

Subjects

  • 20th century
  • Authors, English
  • Dahl, Roald
  • Juvenile literature
  • World War, 1939-1945