Kiss Kiss

A short story in which a young traveler, Billy, is drawn into a strange boarding house by its unusually low price. His conversation with the apparently kind landlady grows gradually unsettling, revealing the quiet terror hidden beneath everyday politeness.

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Work Information

Behind the landlady's kind smile, the traveler is enclosed by an unease from which there may be no escape.

The Japanese title refers to Roald Dahl's short story The Landlady. First published in 1959, it was collected in Kiss Kiss in 1960. It is a strong example of Dahl's cold humor and cruel aftertaste in his adult short fiction.

Review Summaries

The story is highly regarded for the craft with which it builds fear through understated conversation. By avoiding explicit explanation, it leaves readers with a powerful sense of what may be coming.

Book Information

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 2011-09-01
Pages: 336 pages
Language: 英語
Size: 13 x 2 x 19.8 cm
ISBN-13: 9780241955345
ISBN-10: 9780241955345
Price: 2818 JPY
Category: 洋書/Literature & Fiction/Short Stories/Single Author

In Kiss Kiss you will find eleven devious, shocking stories from the master of the unpredictable, Roald Dahl. What could go wrong when a wife pawns the mink coat that her lover gave her as a parting gift? What happens when a priceless piece of furniture is the subject of a deceitful bargain? Can a wronged woman take revenge on her dead husband? In these dark, disturbing stories Roald Dahl explores the sinister side of human nature: the cunning, sly, selfish part of each of us that leads us into the territory of the unexpected and unsettling. Stylish, macabre and haunting, these tales will leave you with a delicious feeling of unease. 'Roald Dahl is one of the few writers I know whose work can accurately be described as addictive' Irish Times Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.

Roald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. He was also the author of Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG and many more brilliant stories.

Reviews

大変質の高いものです

ダールは昔から読んでいますが、オーディオブックCDが簡単に買えるとは知りませんでした。声色や訛りまで使い分けながら１人で朗読する“Parson's Pleasure”など非常に質が高く最高に楽しめます。変なレビューに惑わされないようにしましょう。
bookで検索していたのでCDとはまさか

おっチョコチョイを地でいってしまった。変な形の本とはおもったけれど。Queen's Englishは気に入ったけれど、一人で３役、４役は無理がありますね。
Buon prodotto

L'utilizzo di un audiolibro rende più agevole e divertente la lettura di un libro in lingua straniera, oltre a fornire un'esatta pronuncia delle parole. Una volta inserito il cd ,la lettura purtroppo non scorre dall'inizio falla fine, ma il racconto è spezzato in varie parti e la lettura si interrompe per poi riprendere non nella parte successiva, ma in una a caso,quindi per asscoltare una lettura coerente al testo scritto si è costretti a cliccare di volta in volta le varie caselle sul catalogo multimediale.
sublime

I can't believe how good this guy is. The set up in his stories surpasses the endings, which are creepy and unnerving. One of the great writers. I looked forward to picking up the book every time. Some of my favorite short stories, right up their with Arthur Conrad Doyle, L. Ron Hubbard and Robert Block.
Excellent!

C'est de l'humour de plus en plus noir au fur et á mesure des nouvelles.
Libro perfecto para practicar inglés

Varios cuentos de este autor, al menos para mi fácil de leer debido a que las historias te mantienen con la intriga y quieres seguir leyendo hasta el final, para nada se hace monótono o aburrido.
Empfehlenswert

Habe ich empfohlen bekommen. Dahl ist super. Will meinen Wortschatz aufbessern. Die Stories sind für mich B2 - C1 gut verständlich.