Daemon Voices: On Stories and Storytelling by Philip Pullman - Non Fiction - Hardback

Details:. Condition: BRAND NEW. Format: Hardback. ISBN: 9781910200964. Publisher: David Fickling Books. Age Range: Adult / General Readership. Overview:. Daemon Voices: On Stories and Storytelling gathers over thirty essays and talks by Philip Pullman, written across two decades, into a single beautifully bound hardback. Edited by Simon Mason, this collection offers a rare, candid look into the mind of one of Britain's most celebrated storytellers. Ideal for readers, writers, educators and anyone fascinated by narrative craft, it explores the origins of Pullman's own fiction alongside broader reflections on myth, morality and storytelling. Warm, funny and deeply considered, it rewards both casual dipping and cover-to-cover reading.. About the Book:. In Daemon Voices, Philip Pullman turns his celebrated storytelling eye onto storytelling itself. Across essays originally delivered as lectures, introductions and articles, he examines the machinery behind narrative: how stories are built, why myths endure, and what obligations a writer owes to truth and to their reader. Fans of His Dark Materials will find illuminating detail on the genesis of that world, including the inspiration behind the daemons and the armoured bears, alongside frank discussion of choices Pullman made and later reconsidered. Beyond his own work, Pullman ranges widely, addressing fairy tales, the King James Bible, Milton, and the responsibilities of writing for children versus adults. His prose is conversatio...