The Moth: All These Wonders

Author: Catherine Burns (ed.)

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  • : $29.99 AUD
  • : 9781781256633
  • : Serpent's Tail Limited
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  • : September 2016
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  • : May 2017
  • : November 2020
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Description

From storytelling phenomenon The Moth: a collection about risk, courage, and facing the unknown, drawn from the best stories ever told on their stages. All These Wonders features voices both familiar and new. Storytellers include the writers Marlon James and Christina Lamb, as well as a hip hop 'one hit wonder', an astronomer gazing at the surface of Pluto for the first time, and a young female spy risking everything as part of Churchill's secret army during World War II. They share their ventures into uncharted territory - and how their lives were changed forever by what they found there. These true stories have been carefully selected and adapted to the page by the creative minds at The Moth, and will encompass the very best of the 17,000+ stories performed in live Moth shows around the world. Filled with a variety of humourous, moving, and gripping tales from all walks of life, it is timed to celebrate the Moth's 20th anniversary year.

Promotion info

Storytelling is the new stand-up. And The Moth are the masters. This is a brand new collection of 50 utterly compelling stories.

Reviews

Praise for The Moth: 'Brilliant and quietly addictive Guardian Beautifully simple, authentic, a little bit therapeutic and utterly addictive. It is a joyful reminder of the power of the story and the need for story-telling. Sunday Times The stories remain very much in the voices of those who spoke them and thus retain the vulnerability and rawness inherent in the situation of one person, alone at the mic, telling a room full of strangers something personal. Observer The stories not only maintain their oral integrity but take on new dimensions, allowing you to ponder a turn of events or swirl the language around in your head without missing the next part of the story. New York Times While these tales transport us into the lives of others, they also invoke recognition with our own; there are connecting wires with even the most disparate experiences and existences, the 'I's are turned into 'we's. They fulfil our fundamental human need to communicate, learn and grow through others. The List One of the hottest events in town ... enthralling, funny and moving The Times New York's hottest and hippest literary ticket Wall Street Journal

Author description

The Moth is an acclaimed not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. Since its launch in 1997, The Moth has presented thousands of stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. Moth shows are renowned for the great range of human experience they showcase. The Moth: This Is A True Story - the Moth's first story collection - was an international bestseller. They run story slams across the US, Britain, Ireland and Australia.