The volume consists of six essays by S.-Y. Kuroda on narrative theory, with a substantial introduction, notes, a bibliography and an index of proper names.This is the English version of a French critical edition published by Editions Armand Colin in their "e;Recherches"e; series in October 2012, translated from English by Cassian Braconnier, Tien Fauconnier and Sylvie Patron, edition with an introduction and notes by Sylvie Patron.