Interpersonal Communication and Arthur Frank's "The Wounded Storyteller"

Storytelling and Healing: A Relationship of Mutuality "I will put my words in his mouth and he will speak to them all." (Deut 18:18) Though Arthur Franks "The Wounded Storyteller's" primary theme is centered around illness, it has a deeper underlying context. The Wounded Storyteller is a thorough and comprehensive contribution to the multi-layered vision of healing. At the core, the author urges the reader to find their voice and emphasizes the importance of exploring a …

…My wound enables me to find you with your wound where you have the illusion of having become lost." -Rachel Naomi Remen References: Buber, Martin. I and Thou. Translated by Ronald Gregor Smith. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1958. Frank, Arthur W. The Wounded Storyteller. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press, 1995. Griffen,Em. A First Look at Communication Theory with Conversations with Communication Theorists. New York. 2002 Littlejohn, S. Theories of Human Communication. California: Wadsworth Publishing, 1992.