{"product_id":"the-power-of-the-story-fiction-and-political-change-9781571810519","title":"The Power of the Story: Fiction and Political","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tCan a novel cause riots, start a war, free serfs or slaves, break up marriages, drive readers to suicide, close factories, bring about law change, swing an election, or serve as a weapon in a national or international struggle? The author explores this question in the form of a theoretical essay on narrative and power, followed by five detailed case studies of works by Turgenev, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ignazio Silone, Solzhenitsyn and Salman Rushdie, each of which had or was said to have had a major impact on the political events in its time. Forcefully argued and written with a minimum of jargon, this book no doubt appeals to a wide readership well beyond that of the specialist in literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 1995\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"... a spirited, well-researched volume ... this highly readable study is an impressive work ofcontemporary criticism, richly deserving of its intended general and academic audiences.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · Choice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1. \u003c\/strong\u003eNarrative and Power\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eIvan Turgenev: \u003cem\u003eA Sportsman's Notebook \u003c\/em\u003e(1852)\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3. \u003c\/strong\u003eHarriet Beecher Stowe: \u003cem\u003eUncle Tom's Cabin \u003c\/em\u003e(1852)\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eIgnazio Silone: \u003cem\u003eFontamara \u003c\/em\u003e(1933)\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003eAlexander Solzhenitsyn: \u003cem\u003eOne Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich\u003c\/em\u003e (1962)\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eSalman Rushdie: \u003cem\u003eThe Satanic Verses \u003c\/em\u003e(1988)\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eMetaphors of Narrative Power: A Concluding Note\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041407435095,"sku":"9781571810519","price":26.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781571810519.jpg?v=1750950144","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-power-of-the-story-fiction-and-political-change-9781571810519","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}