The Story Is True by Bruce Jackson

The Story Is True by Bruce Jackson

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Explores the ways we use the stories that become a central part of our public and private lives. This title examines how stories narrate and bring meaning to our lives, by describing and explaining how stories are made and used. It investigates how words can kill showing how diction can be an administrator of death, as in Nazi extermination camps.

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The Story Is True by Bruce Jackson

How true stories, almost-true stories, urban legends, myths and even outright lies captivate us and bind us together

[A] thoughtful examination of story and storytelling... It is a brilliant mobilization of storycraft to illuminate aspects of the storyteller's art and the nature of story itself.... The Story Is True is a delight to read. Bruce Jackson has written an enjoyable and entertaining book that is grounded in solid theory and mature observation. Students of narrative will find much insight in the stories told here by this master storyteller. For those who choose to read deeper, an expanded understanding of humanity's most intimate workings is in store.
-Voices

Bruce Jackson is SUNY Distinguished Professor and Samuel P. Capen Professor of American Culture, University at Buffalo. He is the author of more than 20 other books as well as a documentary filmmaker and photographer. The French government named him Chevalier in L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France's highest honor in the arts and humanities.
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ISBN 13 9781592136063
ISBN 10 1592136060
Title The Story Is True
Author Bruce Jackson
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Temple University Press,U.S.
Year published 2007-06-01
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.