How I Got My Scar

<p><strong>How I Got My Scar</strong></p><p><em> by David E. McAdams</em></p><p>What if the same moment one cut across the cheek were told by Dickens Hemingway Morrison or Kafka?</p><p>In this inventive and illuminating collection <strong>David E. McAdams</strong> brings together a chorus of literary voices each story a tribute to a different master of English prose. Though the plots vary every tale turns on a single shared event: the protagonist receives a scar on their cheek. Yet no two scars feel the same. Tone style structure and worldview transform a simple injury into something mythic comic tragic or surreal.</p><p>Perfect for lovers of literature and students of the written word <em>How I Got My Scar</em> offers a rare opportunity to explore <strong>authorial voice narrative structure and stylistic devices</strong> across genres and centuries. Ideal for classroom use in <strong>English literature and creative writing</strong> the book doubles as both fiction and pedagogy an accessible engaging introduction to comparative literary study.</p><p>Whether you're learning to write teaching others or simply delighting in the dance of language this book will sharpen your eye your ear and your sense of story.</p><p><strong>A scar may mark the flesh but it is voice that marks the tale.</strong></p>