The Book Thief: how to write a prologue (video essay)
How the prologue of THE BOOK THIEF by Markus Zusak delivers an impressionistic look at the plot ahead, without spoiling that plot or even setting it up. Also, how the prologue teaches us to read the novel’s unique narrative voice without interrupting the story’s dramatic action.
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ADDITIONAL READING AND VIEWING
THE BOOK THIEF synopsis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boo...
My GAME OF THRONES video on prologues: • A Game of Thrones: how to write a prologue...
My LIFE OF PI video on first-person narration: • Learning from Life of Pi: The power of fir...
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ABOUT THIS CHANNEL
What’s the best way to start a story? What makes readers, agents, and publishers take a chance on our book? What holds their attention? There’s plenty of advice out there on how to write a first chapter, but so much of it is generic. So, instead, I went looking for concrete examples in great books. On HOW THE NOVEL STARTS, I explore the opening chapters of popular novels, and figure out what writers can learn from them for their own work.
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