Roald Dahl | Going Solo
Going Solo continues the remarkable true story Roald Dahl began in Boy: Tales of Childhood. Leaving England as a young man to work for the Shell Company in East Africa, Dahl finds himself in a world of extraordinary landscapes, wild animals, dangerous snakes and unforgettable encounters. But when the Second World War begins, his life changes dramatically as he joins the Royal Air Force and trains to become a fighter pilot.
What follows is an extraordinary sequence of real-life adventures involving a devastating plane crash, survival against the odds, aerial combat and wartime missions across the Mediterranean and Middle East. Told with Dahl's unmistakable humour, energy and gift for storytelling, Going Solo often reads like one of his most exciting works of fiction – except that these adventures actually happened. Illustrated with photographs, maps and other historical material, it is a fascinating companion to Boy and an absorbing portrait of the adventurous years before Roald Dahl became one of the world's best-loved storytellers.
- • Publisher: Puffin Books / Penguin
• Language: English
• Cover: Paperback
• Number of pages: 210
• Bibliographic description: 209 + additional unnumbered pages
• Format: approximately 20 cm high
• Illustrations: Yes
• Additional materials: photographs, facsimiles and maps
• Original publication: 1986
• Genre: Autobiography, memoir, adventure non-fiction






