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The Seven Basic Plots

Why We Tell Stories - 20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION

Christopher Booker (Author)
The Seven Basic Plots cover

The Seven Basic Plots

Why We Tell Stories - 20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION

Christopher Booker (Author)

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Product details

Published 18 Jul 2024
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 736
ISBN 9781399415927
Imprint Continuum
Dimensions 198 x 129 mm
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

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Author

Christopher Booker

Christopher Booker was a founding editor of Privat…

Reviews

  • Number 5  in Foyles bookshop Top Ten

  • Number 5  in Foyles bookshop Top Ten

  • Number 5  in Foyles bookshop Top Ten

  • "....remarkable parallels between the structure of the modern film Jaws and that of the Old English Beowulf." Writing Magazine

  • "If you have any interest in fiction and the way it works, you will enjoy this exploration of the seven basic plots and how they have been adapted and developed across the centuries." Writing Magazine

  • Mentioned in article about author in The Lady, 17/07/07

    The Lady

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