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Less a how-to-write book than a here's-a-different-way-to-tell-stories; or at least, different from the style dominant in Western literature. Terrific examples, insightful analyses, all presented in a clear and friendly manner. I look forward to trying my hand at an Eastern-style narrative.
Discussions in the West around diversity in the arts often focus on the identities of characters and creators. Henry Lien makes the pathbreaking argument that diversity is about more than just plopping different faces into stories that are 100 percent Western in spirit; it can-and should-encompass diverse structures, themes and values.
Using examples ranging from Parasite to The Thousand and One Nights to the Mario video game franchise, Lien shows how storytelling staples in the West, such as the three-act structure and themes of empowerment and change, are far from universal. He introduces the East Asian four-act structure (kishotenketsu),…
Magical realism meets the magic of Christmas in this mix of Jewish, New Testament, and Santa stories–all reenacted in an urban psychiatric hospital!
On locked ward 5C4, Josh, a patient with many similarities to Jesus, is hospitalized concurrently with Nick, a patient with many similarities to Santa. The two argue…
Rayner possesses a wonderful ability to mix and match fairy tales, folklore, history, and fantasy, weaving them into a new and unique whole. "Curse of Bronze" is no different, blending elements of Beauty and the Beast, the tale of Medusa, Egyptian history, and vampire lore. And somehow it all fits together, and leaves the reader wanting more.
Who cursed the celebrated cursebreaker Charlotte Hathaway, right in the middle of the Eldritch Library? No one knows, despite the murder happening in a crowd of witnesses.
Charlotte's niece, Bella Hathaway, is on the case after inheriting her aunt's townhouse full of dangerous artefacts and talking teapots. Only problem? She's not a cursebreaker. Bella has always been the quiet member of the daredevil Hathaway family, translating magical languages, wearing sensible skirts and avoiding perilous adventure.
Now, with the help of the beast next door and his sprawling library, it's time for Bella to step up to her family legacy, translate…
