THE WAY UP TO HEAVEN - IMPORTADO

Four of Dahl´s celebrated short stories appear together in this volume, all of them extremely gripping and with the usual´ unexpected twist at the end. "Man from the South" takes us to Jamaica. Some naval cadets and some young girls are: gathered round a hotel swim- ming pool. An elderly gentleman offers a harmless little bet to one of the young boys -harmless? "Skin" is the story of an old man with a painting by a famous artist tattooed on his back. He gets an attractive offer from an art dealer -but how can the man be separated from his painting? After thirty years of married life Fate offers an obedient housewife the opportunity tofree herself from a bullying hus- band- and send him on his "Way up to Heaven". Mrs Bixby´s lover, in parting from her, gives her an expensi- ve mink coat. How can she explain this gift to her husband?