One of the most highly acclaimed and best-selling authors of our time now gives us a book that charts the history of his own enchantment with storyfrom his own books to those of Blake, Milton, Dickens, and the Brothers Grimm, among othersand delves into the role of story in education, religion, and science. At once personal and wide-ranging, Daemon Voices is both a revelation of the writing mind and the methods of a great contemporary master, and a fascinating exploration of storytelling itself.
One of the most highly acclaimed and best-selling authors of our time now gives us a book that charts the history of his own enchantment with storyfrom his own books to those of Blake, Milton, Dickens, and the Brothers Grimm, among othersand delves into the role of story in education, religion, and science. At once personal and wide-ranging, Daemon Voices is both a revelation of the writing mind and the methods of a great contemporary master, and a fascinating exploration of storytelling itself.
Daemon Voices: On Stories and Storytelling
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ISBN-13: | 9780525562955 |
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Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
Publication date: | 09/10/2019 |
Edition description: | Reprint |
Pages: | 496 |
Product dimensions: | 5.10(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.00(d) |
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