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The power of fiction

These talks analyze the ways a story can enhance, alter and transform how we see the world around us.

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The politics of fiction
19:28

Elif Shafak

The politics of fiction

19 minutes 28 seconds
Telling stories from Africa
17:23

Chris Abani

Telling stories from Africa

17 minutes 23 seconds
Why a good book is a secret door
16:50

Mac Barnett

Why a good book is a secret door

16 minutes 50 seconds
The danger of a single story
18:32

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The danger of a single story

18 minutes 32 seconds
The clues to a great story
18:59

Andrew Stanton

The clues to a great story

18 minutes 59 seconds
How books can open your mind
06:03

Lisa Bu

How books can open your mind

6 minutes 3 seconds
The shared wonder of film
12:55

Beeban Kidron

The shared wonder of film

12 minutes 55 seconds
Finding the story inside the painting
14:04

Tracy Chevalier

Finding the story inside the painting

14 minutes 4 seconds
Adventures in Twitter fiction
11:42

Andrew Fitzgerald

Adventures in Twitter fiction

11 minutes 42 seconds
Why lunch ladies are heroes
05:11

Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Why lunch ladies are heroes

5 minutes 11 seconds
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