Telling Stories: Postmodernism and the Invalidation of Traditional Narrative

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Asks important questions about the very nature of stories and examines why we read stories rather than just learning the endings.

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. . . coherent and interesting, complex but accessible. * Choice Reviews *
An extraordinary analysis, of our rock-bottom humanity, our effort to figure out who we are through narrativea brilliant and knowing story, really, about who we are who tell and attend stories. The author walks comfortably, judiciously through the terrain of history, literature, photography, psychoanalytic psychology, and does so on our behalf through his clear, compelling voice. -- Robert Coles, Harvard University
A fabulously well-informed look . . . of story-telling across the centuries from ancient drama to contemporary TV. . . . Provocative, fascinating and intellectually enriching. -- RWB Lewis, Yale University

Author Bio

Michael Roemer is professor of film and American studies at Yale University.