David Herman has taught at institutions that include North Carolina State University, Purdue University, Ohio State University, and, most recently, Durham University in the UK.

"It represents an important contribution to the theoretical foundations of animal studies and narratology ... Summing up: Highly recommended." -- CHOICE

"Narratology Beyond the Human is a fascinating and thought-provoking read for lifewriting scholars and anyone else who wants to be motivated to think outside the box of human exceptionalism." -- Biography

"...[T]he book is an exceedingly rich one. I expect it to take its place...as a narratological touchstone for generations to come." -- Christopher Breu, Illinois State University, American Literature

"Carefully building the argument through an astonishing array of fictional and nonfictional examples and high theory across a range of disciplines, Narratology beyond the Human is a must-read for seasoned scholars and newcomers to the field...Timely, insightful, meticulously researched, and inspiring" -- Susan Mchugh, University of New England, Modern Fiction Studies

"In this excellent and original book, David Herman interweaves the study of narrative structures (narratology) with the cross-disciplinary field of animal studies in order to produce a powerful, complex new paradigm for understanding animal narrative. This paradigm empowers narratology and human-animal narrative, across a variety of genres, to join in expanding our view of narratively structured creatural worlds." --Marianne DeKoven, Rutgers University

"A convincing mix of theoretical reflection and close reading, Narratology beyond the Human by David Herman reshapes the fundamental categories of story and storytelling in the post-Darwinian era. After his key contribution to the shift from classic to postclassical narratology, David Herman implements here a new paradigm shift that takes seriously the dismantling of the hierarchy between the human and the nonhuman, elaborating new models for the analysis of interspecies contact and interaction." --Jan Baetens, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven