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narrator

[nar-ey-ter, na-rey‑, nar-uh‑] / ˈnær eɪ tər, næˈreɪ‑, ˈnær ə‑ /


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The novel’s narrator, whose name and gender are not revealed, is an assistant to the renowned Oslo philosopher Alda Jónsdóttir, whose specialty is thinking outside of boxes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

You can’t really blame them if their response to the self-absorbed internal monologues of an unreliable narrator is, Oh, boo hoo.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

The libretto, by the composer and Manuelle Mureddu, efficiently condenses the novel using a chorus as both narrator and the village community.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

There is no narrator, and this is intentional.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Are you familiar with the phrase unreliable narrator?

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson

Likewise, Epstein saw #MeToo as a problem to be neutralized because the success of any social movement in which women were treated as reliable narrators of their own exploitation would impede his own racket.”

From Salon May 23, 2026

If only the sorely miscast Dano had the weight to sell this guided tour of corruption — a role that could have been in the vein of one of Scorsese’s charismatic motormouth narrators.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

“This story promises to have the happiest ending you will ever hear,” blares a propaganda loudspeaker, one of the novel’s narrators.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 17, 2026

“Dear America, if I start investing when I am 16. Nine. Seven. It could change my future. All our futures,” young narrators say.

From MarketWatch Feb. 8, 2026

“Perhaps a narrator, then? The narrators have a really important role. They keep the audience informed.”

From "George" by Alex Gino




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