Benjamin on the Novel vs Storytelling- Information - the novel-information as debased

 From the storyteller:  [this was written in the 1930s, amazing] Every morning, news reaches us, from around the globe.  And yet we lack remarkable stories.  This is due to the fact that no incidents any longer reach us not already permeated with explanations.  In other words: almost nothing occurs to the story's benefit anymore; instead, it all serves information.  In fact, at least half of the heart of storytelling consists in keeping one's tale free of explanations..."

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