Storyteller recalled main work (5)
I believe the answer is:
aesop
'storyteller' is the definition.
(Aesop is an example)
'recalled main work' is the wordplay.
'recalled' says the letters should be written backwards.
'main' becomes 'sea' ('sea' can be a synonym of 'main').
'work' becomes 'op' (abbreviation for opus).
'sea' in reverse letter order is 'aes'.
'aes'+'op'='AESOP'
(Other definitions for aesop that I've seen before include "Author of many fables" , "Fabulous man" , "Greek teller of animal tales with a moral" , "story teller" , "satirical writer" .)