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Book Description
This remarkable and monumental book at last provides a comprehensive answer to the age-old riddle of whether there are only a small number of 'basic stories' in the world. Using a wealth of examples, from ancient myths and folk tales via the plays and novels of great literature to the popular moviesContinue
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guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010
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How sausages are made
The seven stars are seven because they are not eight; for the same ‘pretty reason’ William Empson diverted us with his ‘Seven Types of Ambiguity’. Such numbers are appropriately arbitrary, and I am sure that Christopher Booker would not disagree that ... (read full critics)
spectator published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010
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- English Books
- Paperback 736 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0826480373
- ISBN-13: 9780826480378
- Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group
- Pub date: Jan 01, 2006
- Dimensions: 1484 mm x 1032 mm x 323 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Hardcover
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| ISBN | Edition | List | Sale | Seller |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780826480378 | Paperback | $29.95 | $25.60 | bn.com |
| $29.95 | $19.49 | The Book Depository | ||
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Alex Hamstra 
Terminator 2 good, The Odyssey bad
The Seven Basic Plots by Christopher Booker Continuum £25, pp728 Christopher Booker's hefty tome of cultural archaeology is peculiar, repetitive, near-barmy and occasionally rather good. He takes the commonplace idea that there are only so many stori ... (read full critics)