Name: The Hero
SKU: 54030377
Price: 289.00 TWD
Availability: InStock
Author: Lee Child
ISBN: 9780008361877

Type

Physical Book

Author

Lee Child

Publisher

Tls Books

Year

2021

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

18x11.4x0.7 cm

Weight

0.06 kg.

ISBN13

9780008361877

Synopsis "The Hero "

THE ENDURING MYTH THAT MAKES US HUMAN What makes a hero? Who better to answer that question than Lee Child... 'It's Lee Child. Why would you not read it?' Karin Slaughter 'I don't know another author so skilled at making me turn the page' The Times In his first work of nonfiction, the creator of the multimillion-selling Jack Reacher series explores the endurance of heroes from Achilles to Bond, showing us how this age-old myth is a fundamental part of what makes us human. He demonstrates how hero stories continue to shape our world - arguing that we need them now more than ever. From the Stone Age to the Greek Tragedies, from Shakespeare to Robin Hood, we have always had our heroes. The hero is at the centre of formative myths in every culture and persists to this day in world-conquering books, films and TV shows. But why do these characters continue to inspire us, and why are they so central to storytelling?Scalpel-sharp on the roots of storytelling and enlightening on the history and science of myth, The Hero is essential reading for anyone trying to write or understand fiction. Child teaches us how these stories still shape our minds and behaviour in an increasingly confusing modern world, and with his trademark concision and wit, demonstrates that however civilised we get, we'll always need heroes.

Lee Child

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Lee Child es uno de los autores de thrillers más importantes del mundo. Nació en Coventry, creció en Birmingham y actualmente reside en Nueva York. Se dice que cada nueve segundos se vende una de sus novelas protagonizadas por Jack Reacher en algún lugar del mundo. Sus libros alcanzan sistemáticamente el primer puesto en las listas de los más vendidos a nivel mundial y han vendido más de cien millones de ejemplares. Hasta la fecha, se han realizado dos exitosas películas de Jack Reacher. Ha recibido numerosos premios, el más reciente el de Autor del Año en los British Book Awards de 2019. Fue nombrado Comendador de la Orden del Imperio Británico (CBE) en la lista de honores del cumpleaños de la Reina de 2019.

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