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omniscient narrator

Noun

Meaning

omniscient narrator (plural omniscient narrators)

(literary theory, narratology) A narrator with an overarching perspective, seeing and knowing everything that happens within the world of the story, including what each of the characters is thinking and feeling.
Coordinate term: unreliable narrator

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

My friend Markus Zusak wrote a story from the point of view of death, 'The Book Thief.' I thought that's a great idea, where your omniscient narrator is death. I'm glad he had that idea because I wouldn't have been able to work so well with it. Shaun Tan

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