Sometime Never: A Fable for Supermen

Sometime Never: A Fable for Supermen

Some Time Never: A Fable for Supermen is a novel by Roald Dahl, first published in the USA in 1948. The book was a commercial failure; however, it is noteworthy as the first book about nuclear war to be published in the United States after the bombing of Hiroshima. The UK edition appeared in 1949 with the final chapter slightly rewritten and expanded. The book has never been reprinted except in a Dutch and Czech translation.

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Author:Roald Dahl
Genre:Speculative fiction, Fantasy, Satire
Year published:1948

Author of Sometime Never: A Fable for Supermen

Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
September 13, 1916 - November 23, 1990
Birthplace:Llandaff
Education:St Peter's, Weston-super-Mare, The Cathedral School, Llandaff

Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer, poet, fighter pilot and screenwriter. Born in Wales to Norwegian parents, he served in the British Royal Air Force during the Second World War, in which he became a flying ace and intelligence officer, rising to the rank of Wing Commander....
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Additional works by Roald Dahl
BookCopyright DateGenre
Matilda 1988 Children's literature
My Uncle Oswald 1979 Novel
George's Marvelous Medicine 1981 Children's literature
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator 1972 Children's literature
My Year January 1, 1994 Fiction
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964 Children's literature
Memories with Food at Gipsy House Biography
Rhyme Stew 1989 Speculative fiction
Roald Dahl: Collected Stories October 17, 2006 Short story
Switch Bitch 1974 Fiction
Over To You: Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying
Tales of the Unexpected 1979 Horror
More Tales of the Unexpected 1980 Fiction
Two Fables 1986 Short story
Someone Like You 1953 Horror
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More 1977 Fiction
Kiss Kiss 1960 Fantasy
The Witches 1983 Fiction
Danny, the Champion of the World 1975 Fiction
Dirty Beasts 1983 Fiction
Fantastic Mr. Fox 1970 Children's literature
Going Solo 1986 Biography
James and the Giant Peach 1961 Children's literature
Revolting Rhymes February 1, 1995 Children's literature
Roald Dahl's Guide to Railway Safety Children's literature
The BFG 1982 Fiction
The Enormous Crocodile 1978 Fantasy
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me 1985 Fiction
The Gremlins 1943 Fantasy
The Magic Finger 1966 Children's literature
The Mildenhall Treasure
The Twits 1980 Children's literature
Esio Trot 1990 Children's literature
The Vicar of Nibbleswicke 1991 Children's literature
The Minpins 1991 Children's literature
The Roald Dahl Treasury October 1, 1997 Children's literature
Boy 1999 Autobiography
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory : The Ride
Skin And Other Stories 2000 Speculative fiction
Der krumme Hund. Eine lange Geschichte January 1, 1967 Speculative fiction
Les Minuscules October 30, 2002 Speculative fiction
Un amour de tortue September 18, 2002 Speculative fiction
Les Deux Gredins January 1, 1997 Speculative fiction
La Jirafa, El Pelmcano y El Mono (Serie Morada) June 1, 1987 Speculative fiction
Sophiechen und der Riese. ( Ab 8 J.). July 1, 1997 Speculative fiction
L'Enfant qui parlait aux animaux March 31, 2000 Speculative fiction
La princesse et le braconnier September 26, 1990 Speculative fiction
Puchero de Rimas November 1, 2002 Speculative fiction
El Jardin de Yosi / Josi's Garden March 1, 2002 Speculative fiction
Das Wundermittel. ( Ab 6 J.). December 1, 2001 Speculative fiction
Hexen hexen. ( Ab 10 J.). December 1, 2002 Speculative fiction
Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life 1989 Speculative fiction
Mauvaises intentions
Penguin Readers Level 6
potion magique de Georges Bouillon
Danny Champion of the World
El dedo mágico
Histoires de fantômes, nouvelle édition
The Puffin Roald Dahl Collection
A Novel Study for Grades Two & Three Based on the Magic Finger
Danny
Under this Roof
Ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst. Acht unglaubliche Geschichten
Mi Tio Oswald
Relatos Escalofriantes
Superzorro
LA Potion Magique De Georges Bouillon
Matilda Audio
Wonder/henry Sugar
Los Mejores Relatos de Roald Dahl
Oom Oswald
Bizarre! Bizarre!
Untitled
Gran Gigante Bonachon / The Bgf
Three Favourite Stories
Taste & Other Tales
Brujas
Great Mouse Plot
Willy Wonkas Chocolate Factory
Les Nouvelles Recettes irrésistibles de Roald Dahl
Relatos de lo inesperado (Compactos)
The Princess and the Poacher
Puffin people packs
... steigen aus... maschine brennt... 10 Fliegergeschichten
Edward the Conqueror and Other Stories
El Superzorro
James und der Riesenpfirsch
Dedo Magico/Magic Finger
Im Alleingang. Meine Erlebnisse in der Fremde
The Book of Children's Classics
Three More from Roald dDhl
Der Fantastiche Mr Fox
LA Venganza Es Mia, S. A./Vengeance Is Mine
La Grande Enterloupe / The Great Switcheroo; Le Dernier Acte / The Last Act
Boxed-Roald Dahl-4 Vol
Que Asco De Bichos!/Dirty Beasts
Unglaubliche Ferien. Das große Roald- Dahl- Lesebuch
Jack and the Beanstalk
Le Doiat Magique
More Roald Dahl tales of the unexpected
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Literary Genres

Speculative fiction
Speculative fiction

Speculative fiction is an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural...
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Fantasy
Fantasy

Fantasy literature is fantasy in written form. Historically speaking, literature has composed the majority of fantasy works. Since the 1960s however,...
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Satire
Satire

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    The book is labeled as- Fantasy literature and Speculative fiction.
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    "Sometime Never: A Fable for Supermen" is of the category: Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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    The work was first distributed in 1948.

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