Trickster Makes This World

Mischief, Myth, and Art

De: Lewis Hyde, Michael Chabon - foreword

Narrado por: Michael Butler Murray

In Trickster Makes This World, Lewis Hyde brings to life the playful and disruptive side of human imagination as it is embodied in trickster mythology. He first visits the old stories—Hermes in Greece, Eshu in West Africa, Krishna in India, Coyote in North America, among others—and then holds them up against the lives and work of more recent creators: Picasso, Duchamp, Ginsberg, John Cage, and Frederick Douglass. Twelve years after its first publication, Trickster Makes This World—authoritative in its scholarship, loose-limbed in its style—has taken its place among the great works of modern cultural criticism.

This new edition includes an introduction by Michael Chabon.

©1998 Lewis Hyde; Foreword copyright 2010 by Michael Chabon (P)2022 Tantor

Brilliant, clear and concise

Wow. A brilliant series of ideas wonderful presented and laid out, deconstructing the role of the trickster in world myth and with wonderful applications of the role mirrored in real life historical figures. A must for all writers and storytellers.

my favorite book is finally available in audio!

I have loved this book for many years, bought it for friends, and been waiting to find the full audio version! narrator definitely does it justice

Such an interesting and deep look at the trickster archetype

So many layers to this book. I think if more people would embrace the trickster, it could really bring us together. It speaks to the undertones of what divides us, our judgments of others and our own righteousness. It’s a great read to expand the awareness of the psyche and even address some of the shadow within us.

Interesting information

The author should have read the book. I bought because I heard him on a podcast. His voice is way better

WOAH!!

I tried reading the paperback version of this book twice but it was quite a slog. Sensing that there’s a treasure of gold in this book, I tried the audiobook version. What a difference! With a lively narrator, this massive information becomes a college course taught by an engaging story teller. Listening to this audiobook (although long) was enjoyable and well worth the money and the time.

Top of Martin Shaw’s book list

I read this slowly, alongside a group book club. We met weekly to discuss approximately a chapter each week. I recommend sitting in it like that, and studying alongside others, as it helped us all gain so many insights and new understanding. It has become a beloved favorite. I now own the audible, the kindle, and the physical copy.

Total crap

What a total load of old nonsense! You won’t learn anything from this book. It’s just a waste of time.

Don’t like the voice

I had a hard time following the narration. The writing is insightful, and I appreciated Hyde’s logic and research.

The text says so little about so much

It touches on many subjects of interest but doesn’t really build anything greater than the sum of its parts. Really surface level on many areas. Even the Trickster as a subject seems irrelevant to it at times and not that thoroughly explored compared to other texts that cover it in a much briefer but dense way. Whole sections seem like they could be cut. Maybe a better editor was needed cuz it felt like he was taking a long time to say very little.

It’s like when your coworker tells you a story about going to the grocery store but they have to talk about the five other errands they did first as setup but you forget the point before it moves on to another story. Pretty frustrating