The Surgeon is a short, sharp story from Roald Dahl, the master of the shocking tale. In this tale, Roald Dahl, tells a sinister story about the darker side of human nature. Here, a Surgeon saves a Saudi Arabian prince's life, and receives as a reward a gift that soon begins to create more problems than it solves.. The Surgeon is taken from the short story collection Skin and Other Stories , which includes eleven other devious and shocking stories, featuring the wife who serves a dish that baffles the police; a curious machine that reveals the horrifying truth about plants; the man waiting to be bitten by the venomous snake asleep on his stomach; and others. Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been been turned into hit films, and continue to make readers shiver today.