Original Narrative Writing from Start to Finish
Influences
A course by Afonso Cruz , Writer
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Now I'm going to talk to you about my main influences, like the artists and works that most marked my work.”
In this video lesson Afonso Cruz addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Original Narrative Writing from Start to Finish. Discover the importance of narrative structures and learn to write your own stories from scratch.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences In this class, I will talk a little about my influences, some strictly literary, others more linked to philosophy, it was always a great passion. I'll start by naming a philosopher, finally, Medieval Persian philosopher and poet named Rumi. Rumi In this oriental tradition, it is customary to make certain anecdotes a philosophical lesson, and Rumi was no exception. And there is a verse I would like to quote: "It is through the wound that light enters." It's a verse that I really like for several reasons. Interestingly, there is a similar verse used by Leonard Cohen. "There is a cr...”
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Course summary for: Original Narrative Writing from Start to Finish
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Creative Writing, Creativity, Fiction Writing, Narrative, Storytelling, Writing
Afonso Cruz
A course by Afonso Cruz
Writer Afonso Cruz has had more than 30 books published, from novels, poetry, and theater to essays and nonfiction. He says that understanding his characters' motivations, conflicts, and desires helps him to understand both himself and the world around him.
His works have been translated into more than 20 languages and his book La Muñeca de Kokoschka won the European Union Prize for Literature. He is also the winner of awards such as the Maria Rosa Colaç Literary Prize, the Portuguese-language literary award Grande Prémio de Conto Camilo Castelo Branco, and the Brazilian children's literature award Prémio da Fundação Nacional do Livro Infantil e Juvenil do Brasil.
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