John Yorke

A masterclass in telling stories - and how they shape our world - from the internationally renowned narrative expertTo command narrative is to control a sometimes frightening power. What is it that turbocharges some tales, and how is it possible to harness that potency?John Yorke has revolutionised our understanding of story structure. In this new book he delves deeper into how to put that structure to work in the world. Trip to the Moon takes us on a journey not just through drama and fiction but through politics, religion and non-western narrative, to seek out the role of story in all our lives, examining how to utilise its lessons to create life-changing tales and, in a world aflame with conspiracy theories, to guard ourselves against their darker purpose too.Revealing the artful symmetry and underlying principles that connect Summer beach reads to Classical Chinese poetry, superhero flicks to Russian arthouse, and classical rhetoric to state propaganda, Yorke makes dazzling connections that show how stories have the power to transfigure the chaos of our existence into a new equilibrium, and make the world anew.

The best book on the subject I've read. Quite brilliant' Tony Jordan, creator/writer, Life on Mars, HustleWe all love stories. But why do we tell them? And why do all stories function in an eerily similar way? John Yorke, creator of the BBC Writers' Academy, has brought a vast array of drama to British screens.

A todos nos gustan las historias. Pero, ¿por qué las contamos? ¿Y porqué todas las historias funcionan de un modoinquietantemente similar?John Yorke, creador de la BBC Writers Academy, nos propone aquiuna apasionante travesia historica, filosofica, cientifica ypsicologica por el arte de la narracion hasta descubrir que existeuna estructura comun de las formas narrativas que recuerdaal viaje de los cuentos de hadas a los bosques, y que aquel, comotodo gran arte, surge de lo mas profundo.El autor explora y despliega en este libro la extraordinaria bellezade esa estructura, aborda su desarrollo historico y trata de comprendercomo y por que se manifiesta en todos los aspectos de la ficcion,desde el personaje hasta el dialogo, pero tambien mas alla.Con ejemplos que van de El Padrino a Breaking Bad, de Mad Men aMacbeth, y de los relatos mitologicos a The Wire, John Yorkeutiliza el modelo shakesperiano en cinco actos como clave paraanalizar la narracion en todas sus formas, desde el cine yla television hasta el teatro y la novela.

The best book on the subject Ive read. Quite brilliant Tony Jordan, creator/writer, Life on Mars, HustleWe all love stories. But why do we tell them? And why do all stories function in an eerily similar way? John Yorke, creator of the BBC Writers Academy, has brought a vast array of drama to British screens. Here he takes us on a journey to the heart of storytelling, revealing that there truly is a unifying shape to narrative forms - one that echoes the fairytale journey into the woods and, like any great art, comes from deep within. From ancient myths to big-budget blockbusters, he gets to the root of the stories that are all around us, every day.Marvellous Julian FellowesTerrifyingly clever ... Packed with intelligent argumentEvening StandardThe most important book about scriptwriting since William Goldmans Adventures in the Screen Trade Peter Bowker, writer, Blackpool, Occupation, Eric and Ernie