Unreliable multiple narrators

Absalom, Absalom! (1936) – William Faulkner

Absalom, Absalom! (1936) – William Faulkner [Amazon.com] [FR] [DE] [UK]

For multiple and unreliable narrators, see:

The Rashomon effect is the effect of the subjectivity of perception on recollection, by which observers of an event are able to produce substantially different but equally plausible accounts of it.

It is named for Akira Kurosawa‘s film Rashomon, in which a crime witnessed by four individuals is described in four mutually contradictory ways. The film is based on two short stories by Akutagawa Ryunosuke.

Does anyone know who did the cover illustration of Faulkner’s novel?

see also: 1936 – narrator

4 thoughts on “Unreliable multiple narrators”

girish August 17, 2006 at 3:04 pm

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jahsonic August 17, 2006 at 3:07 pm

Thanks!
jahsonic August 17, 2006 at 3:15 pm

And thanks for the link.
girish August 17, 2006 at 3:43 pm

Oh, you’re most welcome.

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