A masterclass in telling stories - and how they shape our world - from the internationally
renowned narrative expert To command narrative is to control a sometimes frightening power.
What is it that turbocharges some tales and how is it possible to harness that potency? John
Yorke's groundbreaking bestseller Into the Woods revolutionised our understanding of story
structure. This new book delves deeper - into how to put that structure to work in the world.
Trip to the Moon takes us on a journey not just through drama and fiction but through politics
religion and non-western narrative to seek out the role of story in all our lives examining
how to utilise its lessons to create life-changing tales - and in a world aflame with
conspiracy theories to guard ourselves against their darker purpose too. Revealing the artful
symmetry and underlying principles that connect Summer beach reads to Classical Chinese poetry
superhero flicks to Russian arthouse and classical rhetoric to state propaganda Yorke makes
dazzling connections revealing the reasons why some stories cause wars some move mountains
and a select few cross culture language and form. Trip to the Moon is the answer to why the
greatest narratives the ones that haunt us that inspire us have such a grip on our
imagination. Only through story can we transfigure the chaos of our existence into a new
equilibrium and make the world anew.
