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Horror

Works (Kiss Kiss / My Uncle Oswald / Switch Bitch)

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  • 2003 first published
  • 205 pages
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Roald Dahl's Works (Kiss Kiss / My Uncle Oswald / Switch Bitch) (2003) is a horror story collection. The story is set in Eton College and Cambridge, in 1946. Characters include Lexington, Aunt Glosspan and Mr. Zuckermann. It deals with Macabre, diners, Cannibalism and Weihnachtsbaum.

At about 205 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Claud
  • Edward
  • Louisa
  • Lexington
  • Aunt Glosspan
  • Mr. Zuckermann
  • Antonio Vivaldi
  • Robert Schumann
  • Franz Liszt
  • Johannes Brahm

Subjects

  • English Short stories
  • Macabre
  • Diners
  • Cannibalism
  • Weihnachtsbaum
  • Kinderszenen
  • Reincarnation
  • Cats
  • Austrian Germans
  • Doctors
  • Midwives
  • English nursery rhymes
  • Neurosis
  • Celibacy
  • Vicars
  • Spinsters

Quick answers

Who wrote Works (Kiss Kiss / My Uncle Oswald / Switch Bitch)?

Works (Kiss Kiss / My Uncle Oswald / Switch Bitch) was written by Roald Dahl and first published in 2003.

What genre is Works (Kiss Kiss / My Uncle Oswald / Switch Bitch)?

It is usually shelved as Horror.

How long is Works (Kiss Kiss / My Uncle Oswald / Switch Bitch)?

The median edition has 205 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Works (Kiss Kiss / My Uncle Oswald / Switch Bitch)?

Readers who like it often enjoy Spawn, Hi No Tori and Ghost Stories.

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