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Boy

Roald Dahl

1984160 pagesabout 2–4 hours
1984
first published
  • 1984Farrar, Straus, Giroux · 160 pages · ENGISBN 9780141303055
  • 1984Farrar, Straus, Giroux · 160 pages · ENGISBN 9780374373740
  • 1988Puffin Books · 176 pages · ENGISBN 9780140318906
  • 2012Penguin Books, Limited · 400 pages · ENGISBN 9780241955307
  • 2016Puffin · 256 pages · ENGISBN 9780141365534
  • 2002HarperChildrensAudio · ENGISBN 9780060091224
  • 1999Tandem Library · ENGISBN 9780808572756
  • 1988Penguin (Non-Classics) · 176 pages · ENGISBN 9780140089172

Boy is an autobiographical book by British writer Roald Dahl. This book describes his life from birth until leaving school, focusing on living conditions in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s, the public school system at the time, and how his childhood experiences led him to writing as a career. It ends with his first job, working for Royal Dutch Shell. His autobiography continues in the book Going Solo. An expanded edition titled More About Boy was published in 2008, featuring the full original text and illustrations with additional stories, letters, and photographs. It presents humorous anecdotes from the author's childhood which includes summer vacations in Norway and an English boarding school.

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