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Skin

by Roald Dahl

"Skin" is a macabre short story written by author Roald Dahl. It was first published in the May 17, 1952 issue of The New Yorker, and was later featured in the collection Skin and Other Stories, published in 2000. It was adapted for television as part of Anglia Television's Tales of the Unexpected, broadcast on March 8, 1980. Also contained in: [Alle Verhalen](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL24208237W) [Best of Roald Dahl](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL45879W/The_Best_of_Roald_Dahl) [Best of Roald Dahl](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17495745W) [Collected Short Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL10561689W) [Further Tales of the Unexpected](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL45805W) [Roald Dahl Omnibus](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15091154W/The_Roald_Dahl_Omnibus) [A Roald Dahl selection](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15091168W) [Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15332224W) [Skin and Other Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL45830W/Skin_and_Other_Stories) [Someone Like You](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL45868W/Someone_Like_You) [Tales of the Unexpected](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL45877W) [Tell-tale Heart and Other Stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL27973960W)

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?