The anatomy of genres : how story forms explain the way the world works /
A guide to understanding the major story genres and how to write them.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Picador,
[2022].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- The world as story
- Horror: religion
- Action: success
- Myth: the life process
- Memoir and coming-of-age story: creating the self through fiction and nonfiction
- Science fiction: science, society, and culture
- Crime: morality and justice
- Comedy: manners and morals
- Western: the rise and fall of civilization
- Gangster: the corruption of business and politics
- Fantasy: the art of living
- Detective story and thriller: the mind and the truth
- Love story: the art of happiness
- The future of storytelling.