The Narrative Complexity of Ordinary Life: Tales from the Coffee Shop (Explorations in Narrative Psychology)

In The Narrative Complexity of Ordinary Life, William L. Randall makes the case that all people function as narrative psychologists by continually storying their lives--as well as those of others--in memory and their imagination.

William L. Randall is Professor of Gerontology at St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. Brought up in rural New Brunswick, he studied at Harvard, Cambridge Princeton Seminary, and the University of Toronto. Prior to entering academic life, he served for ten years as a minister with the United Church of Canada. Since then he has authored, co-authored, or co-edited 5 books and written 35 articles and chapters on topics related to narrative and aging. He is the principal organizer of the international conference Narrative Matters and is co-editor of the journal Narrative Works: Issues, Investigations, Interventions.