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Secrets, Lies and Children’s Fiction

By Kerry Mallan (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year
2013
ISBN
978-1-349-44578-3, 978-1-137-27466-3
DOI
10.1057/9781137274663
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3102524 bytes)
Series
Critical Approaches to Children’s Literature
Edition
1
Pages
XII, 238\244
Time added
2017-06-25 01:07:36
Adolescence and Society;Children's Literature;YoutChildhoodYouth and Aging

Description

Many children learn from a young age to tell the truth. They also learn that some lies are necessary in order to survive in a world that paradoxically values truth-telling, but practises deception. This book examines this paradox by considering how deception is often a necessary means of survival for individuals, families, governments, and animals.

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