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21%OFFJohn Yorke - Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them - 9780141978109 - V9780141978109
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Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them

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Description for Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them Paperback. Takes us on a journey to the heart of storytelling, revealing that there truly is a unifying shape to narrative forms - one that echoes the fairytale journey into the woods and, like any great art, comes from deep within. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; APFD; APTD; APTX; CBVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 252.

'The best book on the subject I've read. Quite brilliant' Tony Jordan, creator/writer, Life on Mars, Hustle

We all love stories. But why do we tell them? And why do all stories function in an eerily similar way? John Yorke, creator of the BBC Writers' Academy, has brought a vast array of drama to British screens. Here he takes us on a journey to the heart of storytelling, revealing that there truly is a unifying shape to narrative forms - one that echoes the fairytale journey into the woods and, like any great art, comes ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141978109
SKU
V9780141978109
Shipping Time
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99-99

About John Yorke
John Yorke is Managing Director of Company Pictures, the UK drama independent producing Skins, Shameless, The White Queen and Wolf Hall. For many years he's been responsible for a vast array of British drama, as both Head of Channel Four Drama and Controller of BBC Drama Production. In 2005 he created the BBC Writers Academy, a year-long in-depth training ... Read more

Reviews for Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
Brimmingly insightful ... fresh, enlightening and accessible ... a gripping read from beginning to end
Robert Collins
Sunday Times
Terrifyingly clever ... Packed with intelligent argument
Evening Standard
So detailed and engaging is his methodology that any consumer of books, plays, TV or films will find the experience enhanced; and scriptwriters themselves will find useful ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them


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