Description
| Product ID: | 9780008276973 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Science of Storytelling |
| Subtitle: | Why Stories Make Us Human, and How to Tell Them Better |
| Authors: | Author: Will Storr |
| Page Count: | 320 |
| Subjects: | Creative writing and creative writing guides, Creative writing & creative writing guides, Literature: history and criticism, Literature: history & criticism, England, English, 20th century, c 2010 to c 2020 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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 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 RutherfordWhy stories make us human and how to tell them better.There have been many attempts to understand what makes a good story – but few have used a scientific approach.In this incisive, thought-provoking book, award-winning writer Will Storr demonstrates how master storytellers manipulate and compel us.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.INCLUDES NEW MATERIAL. |
| Imprint Name: | William Collins |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-03-05 |
