unreliable narrator
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unreliable narrators
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He also becomes something of an unreliable narrator, since we see much of the story through his eyes: During a dream, he’s beset by insects, one of which bites him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Cowin may appear as the subject in her photographs, but she is primarily the narrator, an intriguingly unreliable narrator who recognizes the inevitability of multiple, simultaneous truths.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
His second day of testimony in federal court in Oakland, California grew testy at times, as OpenAI's lawyers sought to portray the Tesla tycoon as an unreliable narrator of the company's history.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
The psychologist had spent nine hours interviewing Norris and told the hearing he was an "unreliable narrator of his own life".
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2025
Are you familiar with the phrase unreliable narrator?
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
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