Books · 1991
People think that stories are shaped by people. In fact, it's the other way around.
— Terry Pratchett · Witches Abroad
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The narrator turns the usual relationship between people and stories around. In Witches Abroad, familiar plots can start behaving like forces that push people into assigned roles. The joke carries a warning: a story feels natural even when it is narrowing someone’s choices. This entry follows the novel’s opening narration, with Terry Pratchett credited as its author rather than as a character in the scene.
- Penguin: Witches Abroad samplePDF page 13, printed page 12: opening narration; PDF page 7: first publication 1991Reference checked
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