Explores how and why narrative fiction engages empathy, including Theory of MindOffers a broad overview of current scientific work on the effects of fiction-rea
A storyteller’s craft can often be judged by how convincingly the narrative captures the identity and personality of its characters. In this book, the charact
Perspective taking is a critical component of approaches to literature and narrative, but there is no coherent, broadly applicable, and process-based account of
In recent years, a growing field of empathy studies has started to emerge from several academic disciplines, including neuroscience, social psychology, and phil
A monumental, genre-defying novel that David Mitchell calls "Michel Faber’s second masterpiece," The Book of Strange New Things is a masterwork from a writer