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The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human

Paperback • 2013 • English

The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human

By Jonathan Gottschall

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About the book

A NYTimes.com Editor's ChoiceA Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Finalist A jaunty, insightful new book . . . that] draws from disparate corners of history and science to celebrate our compulsion to storify everything around us. "New York Times" Humans live in landscapes of make-believe. We spin fantasies. We devour novels, films, and plays. Even sporting events and criminal trials unfold as narratives. Yet the world of story has long remained an undiscovered and unmapped country. Now Jonathan G...Show more

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ISBN

9780544002340

Publisher

Mariner Books

Published year

2013

Language

English

Original title

The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human

Format

Paperback

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