Skin (Roald Dahl) Overview
Roald Dahl’s short story, “Skin,” details the life of Drioli, an old tattoo artist. While walking through the streets of Paris, Drioli reminisces about the time he commissioned a tattoo of his wife on his back by a young artist, with whom he was close friends. In present day, Drioli is accosted by several art enthusiasts who want to buy the tattoo on his back, and he must decide his fate. This story explores themes of passion, camaraderie, mortality, and greed.
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Roald Dahl Biographies (4)
3,187 words, approx. 11 pages
A writer of both children's fiction and short stories for adults, Roald Dahl (1916-1990) is best known as the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the story of a poor boy who because of his ho...
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5,704 words, approx. 20 pages
Roald Dahl was flying over the African desert for the Royal Air Force during World War II when he was forced to make an emergency landing. He wrote in his first short story, "A Piece of Cake," "I reme...
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6,285 words, approx. 21 pages
Roald Dahl began his career as a short-story writer after suffering through the horrors of severe canings and other punishments in oppressive British schools during the 1920s and 1930s and after endur...
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6,613 words, approx. 23 pages
Roald Dahl was one of the most successful writers of children's books ever, both in terms of copies sold and money made. Ten months before his death, the five top-selling children's books in Britain w...
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