num_pages: 480
description: A manual for reading and writing better from the acclaimed author of The End of Mr. Y and Our Tragic Universe Exploring how fiction works this manual shows you how you can learn to understand it well enough to crack open any fictional narrative and if you like start creating your own. Have you ever had your heart broken or broken someone else's heart? Have you ever won an argument but later realized you were wrong? Have you ever tripped in public or spilled wine on someone else's carpet? Have you ever tried to help someone who didn't want to be helpedor even someone who did? Have you ever been in trouble big or small? Have you ever felt trapped? Have you ever gossiped felt bad about it and then found that you've been the subject of gossip yourself? Have you ever basically felt like a chimp in a pair of jeans caught up in endless drama and with no idea of how the universe works? This is an ode to secret power of stories and a guide to cracking those powers open. 
language: English
title: Monkeys with Typewriters: How to Write Fiction and Unlock the Secret Power of Stories
publisher: Canongate UK