What happens when a character in a story pauses to tell a story to another character? How does this affect a narrative? This talk will discuss examples of stories in stories in all kinds of sources from fairy tales to club/bar tales to cinema and more, and explore what purposes these nested narratives might serve, with special attention to their tricky, warping effect on the characters, the story, and reality itself.
Alice Sola Kim’s writing has appeared in The Cut, McSweeney's, Lightspeed Magazine, The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy, and other publications. She is a 2016 Whiting Award winner and the recipient of a Hermitage artist residency as well as grants from MacDowell and the Elizabeth George Foundation.
This event is colloquium credit eligible. Register HERE for the Zoom livestream.