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''My Uncle Oswald'' is an adult novel written by Roald Dahl. The novel stars Uncle Oswald, a character who previously appeared in "The Visitor" and "Bitch", two short stories also written by Roald Dahl (and which can be both found in the book ''Switch Bitch''). In his 1980 review, Vance Bourjaily said:〔Bourjaily, Vance (1980), "Civilized Ribaldry," ''The New York Times,'' April 20, 1980, p. BR4〕 Christopher Lehman-Haupt called it "a festival of bad taste that is at heart so innocent that we soon forgive it and enjoy ourselves," "thoroughly juvenile fun," and said "I haven't had so much fun of this sort since my last all-night joke-telling session at summer camp."〔Lehman-Haupt, Christopher (1980), "Books of the Times," ''The New York Times,'' April 29, 1980, p. C9〕 The nameless narrator has revealed snippets of the lovable, lascivious Uncle Oswald's life in other collections, but this is the only novel—brief though it is—dedicated solely to the diaries of "the greatest fornicator of all time." Inspired by stories of the aphrodisiac powers of the Sudanese blister beetle, the palpable seductiveness of the lovely Yasmin Howcomely, and the scientific know-how of Professor A. R. Woresley, Uncle Oswald anticipates the concept of the Nobel sperm bank by some 40 years, flimflamming crowned heads, great artists, and eccentric geniuses into making "donations." The life of a commercial sperm broker has a few surprises even for a sophisticated bon vivant, and Dahl manages his signature sting-in-the-tail ending even in one of his lightest comic works. Dahl's novel was published in 1979. == Plot summary== Oswald Hendryks Cornelius, an extremely attractive and wealthy bounder who was the greatest fornicator of his time. In this installment of his scorchingly frank memoirs, Uncle Oswald tells discovering the sexually invigorating properties of the Sudanese Blister Beetle and the cunning plan to steal what men are most willing to give away. Oswald and his partner in crime, the seductive and beautiful Yasmin Howcomely, travel all over Europe to retrieve the sperm of powerful, rich and artistic men. They freeze the sperm with the plan of selling it to rich women who wish to create children using the genes of the rich and intelligent. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「My Uncle Oswald」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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