Letting Stories Breathe: A Socio-Narratology

by Arthur W. Frank

Book Overview

Stories accompany us through life from birth to death. But they do not merely entertain, inform, or distress us-they show us what counts as right or wrong and teach us who we are and who we can imagine being. Stories connect people, but they can also disconnect, creating boundaries between people and justifying violence. In Letting Stories Breathe, Arthur W. Frank grapples with this fundamental aspect of our lives, offering both a theory...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022600483X
• ISBN13: 9780226004839
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"