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Why We Read Fiction offers a lucid overview of the most thrilling part of research in contemporary cognitive mindset known as "Theory of Head" and discusses its implications for literary studies. It protects a broad selection of fictional narratives, from Richardson's Clarissa, Dostoyevsky's Criminal offense and Punishment, and Austen's Pride and Prejudice to Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway, Nabokov's Lolita, and Hammett's The Maltese Falcon. Zunshine's unusual new interpretations of well-known literary text messages and popular ethnic representations constantly prod her listeners to rethink their own involvement in fictional narrative. Written for a general audience, this research provides a jargon-free benefits to the quickly growing interdisciplinary field known as cognitive approaches to books and culture. The publication is published with the Ohio State University or college Press.