Multiperspective Fictions of Memory and the Implicated Narrator
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Multiperspectivity, Narratology, Collective Memory, Multidirectionality, Implicated SubjectRésumé
Drawing on research at the intersection of memory studies and narrative theory, this article explores multiperspectivity as a storytelling mode particularly well-suited to engaging with representations of collective memory in contemporary fiction. While often celebrated as a narrative strategy that fosters perspective-awareness and enables counter-narrativity, I argue that multiperspective storytelling must move beyond simplistic dichotomies to effectively convey a multidirectional understanding of collective memory. Building on concepts such as postmemory and the implicated subject, I then introduce the notion of pseudo-multiperspectivity to examine both the potential and risks inherent in the proliferation of characters’ perspectives and memories.
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