Brainwave. Dreams. The dreams of Amy Tan
Description
Amy Tan's books and stories have included ideas, breakthroughs, and whole narratives unleashed during dreams. She believes that her creativity relates to a free-form combination of memory, emotion and sensory synesthesia leading to metaphors and narrative paths. She discusses the effect of dreams on creativity with Harvard clinical psychologist and dream researcher Deirdre Barrett.
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50 min
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Date of Publication
2012
Database
Alexander Street
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