Poald Dahl The Umbrella Man
This term we`ve read the short story “The umbrella” man by Roald Dahl. Roald Dahl is a British writer, who is well-known for creating wonderful children`s fiction. Roald Dahl was born in Wales on 16th September 1916 to Norwegian parents. His father died when he was 3 years old and he was raised by his mother. He had a fairly unhappy time at (the) boarding school witch he later described as "days of horrors" filled with "rules, rules and still more rules that had to be obeyed," which inspired much of his gruesome fiction.
RoaldDahl didn`t studiet at university, he wanted to move abroad. Durinf the 2 world war he was a fighter pilot.Unfortunately he was injured in action and eventually returned home as an invalid His marriage with (the) actress Patricia Neal was unhappy. The got divorced. Although the marriage did not survive, it produced five children.
Dahl's first published work, inspired by a meeting with C. S. Forester, was "A Piece Of Cake" on 1 August 1942In 1943, he published his first children's book "The Gremlins " with Walt Disney and in 1945 his first book of short stories appeared in the US. Roald Dahl is best known as the author of the children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory .
He received several awards, such as the Edgar Allan Poe Award. Roald Dahl died in November 1990. The Times called him "one of the most widely read and influential writers of our generation".
The narrator , a little 12 years old girl tells us about an accident that happened with her and her mother somewhere in London in a one wet day.After visiting the doctor, and later a coffee they are going to get home by taxi when it (starts) raining heavily. One moment an old mancomes up to them. He comes across as a polite, well-spoken old gentleman. He issheltering under an umbrella. The man wonderes if he could ask them for a small favour. The gentleman wants to exchange his silk umbrella for a pound for his taxi-fare in order to get home. As he says, he had a long walk
RoaldDahl didn`t studiet at university, he wanted to move abroad. Durinf the 2 world war he was a fighter pilot.Unfortunately he was injured in action and eventually returned home as an invalid His marriage with (the) actress Patricia Neal was unhappy. The got divorced. Although the marriage did not survive, it produced five children.
Dahl's first published work, inspired by a meeting with C. S. Forester, was "A Piece Of Cake" on 1 August 1942In 1943, he published his first children's book "The Gremlins " with Walt Disney and in 1945 his first book of short stories appeared in the US. Roald Dahl is best known as the author of the children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory .
He received several awards, such as the Edgar Allan Poe Award. Roald Dahl died in November 1990. The Times called him "one of the most widely read and influential writers of our generation".
The narrator , a little 12 years old girl tells us about an accident that happened with her and her mother somewhere in London in a one wet day.After visiting the doctor, and later a coffee they are going to get home by taxi when it (starts) raining heavily. One moment an old mancomes up to them. He comes across as a polite, well-spoken old gentleman. He issheltering under an umbrella. The man wonderes if he could ask them for a small favour. The gentleman wants to exchange his silk umbrella for a pound for his taxi-fare in order to get home. As he says, he had a long walk