{"product_id":"reading-for-storyness-9780801873980","title":"Reading for Storyness","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReading for Storyness combines cognitive science with literary theory to present a compelling argument for the uniqueness of the short story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLohafer explores a unique idea, one 'revolv[ing] around an experiment in which one or more readers identify sentences within a story when the text could end.' Lohafer presents student response to this experiment and goes on to analyze a number of short stories... This approach, deconstructive yet traditional, permits the author to open up new possibilities of interpretation. Choice 2004 Lucid, often subtle and artfully constructed interpretations. -- Richard Walsh Modern Language Review 2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce more into the forest; Learning the ropes of preclosure; Preclosing an \"open\" story; Stages of preclosure and the history of the American short story; Preclosure in issue-bound stories; Everybody (?) loves Raymond Carver; Currents in a still pond; Minimalism and social history; The short story and its non-fiction counterpart.","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527618470231,"sku":"9780801873980","price":44.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801873980.jpg?v=1731868567","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/reading-for-storyness-9780801873980","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}