Title: A Piece of Cake

Title: A Piece of Cake Title Record # 1136466
Author: Roald Dahl
Date: 1942-08-01
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Language: English

Note: Note from RoaldDahlFans.com: "In The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More, Dahl claims that this is his 'first story' and that it tells the story of how he was shot down over the Libyan Desert. Both statements are incorrect. Dahl's first story was called 'Shot Down Over Libya' (published in the Saturday Evening Post, August 1, 1942) and it's nothing like this one. This version was written by Dahl almost thirty years later. Furthermore, Dahl didn't crash as a result of enemy fire, but rather because of poor directions and lack of fuel."

Synopsis: An RAF pilot tries to make his way across the desert, which he is told will be 'a piece of cake;' he is shot down and spends several days delirious before waking in the hospital.

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Year	Language	Title
1978^ⓘTranslated by Harriët Freezer	Dutch	Een zacht eitje

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Over to You: Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying	1973-00-00	Roald Dahl	Penguin Books	0-14-003574-5		159	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Omnific
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More	1977-00-00	Roald Dahl	Jonathan Cape	0-224-01547-8		249	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More	1977-00-00	Roald Dahl	Alfred A. Knopf	0-394-83604-9		225	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Paul Bacon
Het wonderlijk verhaal van Hendrik Meier en zes andere verhalen	1978-00-00	Roald Dahl	De Fontein	90-261-0148-1		203	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Tom Eyzenbach
A Second Roald Dahl Selection	1987-00-00	Roald Dahl	Longman	0-582-22499-3		iii+ 150	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More	1988-10-00	Roald Dahl	Puffin / Penguin Books (US)	0-14-032874-2	$3.95^?$: US dollar	225	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll
The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl	1991-09-00	Roald Dahl	Michael Joseph	0-7181-3545-8	£15.99^?£: UK pound	iv+ 762	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More	1991-09-00	Roald Dahl	Alfred A. Knopf	0-394-83604-9	$15.00^?$: US dollar	225	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Paul Bacon
Lamb to the Slaughter and Other Stories	1995-00-00	Roald Dahl	Penguin Books (Penguin 60s #55)	0-14-600055-2	$0.95^?$: US dollar	87	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More	1995-00-00	Roald Dahl	Puffin	0-14-037348-9		238	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Bill Bell
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More	2000-05-01	Roald Dahl	Puffin	0-14-130470-7	$6.99^?$: US dollar	225	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Quentin Blake
Collected Stories	2006-10-17	Roald Dahl	Alfred A. Knopf (Everyman's Library #300)	0-307-26490-4	$30.00^?$: US dollar	xxxviii+ 850	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More	2008-08-11	Roald Dahl	Paw Prints	978-1-4395-1565-5	$15.99^?$: US dollar		hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Quentin Blake
Over to You	2010-00-00	Roald Dahl	Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics)	978-0-14-118965-9	£8.99^?£: UK pound	159	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Joanna Robbins
Over to You	2010-01-28	Roald Dahl	Penguin Books	978-0-14-196206-1	£6.49^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Over to You	2011-09-01	Roald Dahl	Penguin Books	978-0-241-95580-2	£8.99^?£: UK pound	240	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More	2013-09-05	Roald Dahl	Puffin	978-0-14-134650-2	£6.99^?£: UK pound	224	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More	2017-05-04	Roald Dahl	Puffin	978-0-14-136557-2	£6.99^?£: UK pound	224	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More	date unknown	Roald Dahl	Bantam Skylark	0-553-15541-5	$2.95^?$: US dollar	215	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll
The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl	date unknown	Roald Dahl	Penguin Books India	978-0-14-015807-6	Rs 499.00	762	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Elizabeth Thomas
Over to You	date unknown	Roald Dahl	Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics)	978-0-14-118965-9	£8.99^?£: UK pound	159	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Joanna Robbins
Het wonderlijk verhaal van Hendrik Meier en zes andere verhalen	date unknown	Roald Dahl	De Fontein	90-261-0148-1		203	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Tom Eyzenbach

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