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The Science of Storytelling - Why Stories Make Us Human, and How to Tell Them Better (Hardcover)
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The Science of Storytelling - Why Stories Make Us Human, and How to Tell Them Better (Hardcover)
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SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'If you want to write a novel or a script,
read this book' Sunday Times 'The best book on the craft of
storytelling I've ever read' Matt Haig 'Rarely has a book engrossed
me more, and forced me to question everything I've ever read, seen
or written. A masterpiece' Adam Rutherford Who would we be without
stories? Stories mould who we are, from our character to our
cultural identity. They drive us to act out our dreams and
ambitions, and shape our politics and beliefs. We use them to
construct our relationships, to keep order in our law courts, to
interpret events in our newspapers and social media. Storytelling
is an essential part of what makes us human. There have been many
attempts to understand what makes a good story - from Joseph
Campbell's well-worn theories about myth and archetype to recent
attempts to crack the 'Bestseller Code'. But few have used a
scientific approach. This is curious, for if we are to truly
understand storytelling in its grandest sense, we must first come
to understand the ultimate storyteller - the human brain. In this
scalpel-sharp, thought-provoking book, Will Storr demonstrates how
master storytellers manipulate and compel us, leading us on a
journey from the Hebrew scriptures to Mr Men, from Booker
Prize-winning literature to box set TV. Applying dazzling
psychological research and cutting-edge neuroscience to the
foundations of our myths and archetypes, he shows how we can use
these tools to tell better stories - and make sense of our chaotic
modern world.
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