The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human
Jonathan Gottschall
A provocative scholar delivers the first book on the new science of storytelling: the latest thinking on why we tell stories and what stories reveal about human nature.
ScienceScience · medium confidenceScience81 signalsLlm Classifier: Science -> ScienceGoogle Books: Literary Criticism -> Arts & CriticismKeyword Classifier: Nature & Environment -> Nature & EnvironmentScience & Discovery
Award History
0 wins · 1 total
| Award | Year | Result | Category / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and TechnologyMajor | 2012 | Finalist | Secondary source |
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