Lamb to the Slaughter

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"Lamb to the Slaughter" is a 1953 short story by Roald Dahl. It was originally rejected, along with four other stories, by The New Yorker, but was published in Harper's Magazine in September 1953. The story was illustrated by Adolf Hallman. It was adapted for an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (AHP) that starred Barbara Bel Geddes and Harold J. Stone. Originally broadcast on April 13, 1958, this was one of only 17 AHP episodes directed by Hitchcock. The episode was ranked #59 of the Top 100 Episodes by TV Guide in 2009. The story was adapted for Dahl's British TV series Tales of the Unexpected. Dahl included it in his short story collection Someone Like You. The narrative element of the housewife killing her husband and letting the policemen eat the evidence was used by Pedro Almodóvar in his 1984 movie What Have I Done to Deserve This?, with a ham bone. According to Jason Hool, "Lamb to the Slaughter" demonstrates Dahl's fascination with horror (with elements of black comedy), which is seen in both his adult fiction and his stories for children. The story was suggested to Dahl by his friend Ian Fleming: "Why don't you have someone murder their husband with a frozen leg of mutton which she then serves to the detectives who come to investigate the murder?"

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Livro

Lançamento

1 de setembro de 1953

Criado por

Roald Dahl

Países

United Kingdom