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fragmented narrative

[FRAG-men-tid NAR-uh-tiv]
nounpl: fragmented narratives
narrativa fragmentada
1. A storytelling technique where the plot, timeline, or perspective is broken into non-sequential or disconnected pieces, requiring the reader or viewer to piece together the full story
The film uses a fragmented narrative, jumping between past and present to reveal the protagonist's hidden trauma.
O filme utiliza uma narrativa fragmentada, alternando entre passado e presente para revelar o trauma oculto do protagonista.
2. A literary or cinematic work characterized by disjointed scenes, multiple viewpoints, or interrupted storytelling
The author's fragmented narrative style makes readers actively participate in constructing meaning.
O estilo de narrativa fragmentada do autor faz com que os leitores participem ativamente na construção de significado.
Synonyms
non-linear narrativedisjointed narrativediscontinuous narrativebroken narrativenarrativa não-linearnarrativa descontínua
Antonyms
linear narrativechronological narrativesequential narrativenarrativa linearnarrativa cronológica

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
narrativa fragmentada
Standard term used across Brazilian Portuguese literature and film criticism
São Paulo
narrativa fragmentada / narrativa em fragmentos
Both terms equally common in academic and artistic contexts
Portugal
narrativa fragmentada
Standard European Portuguese term, sometimes also 'narrativa fragmentária'

Related Idioms & Phrases

piecing together the narrative
reconstructing the story from fragments
a puzzle of a story
montagem de cenas desconexas
colcha de retalhos narrativa
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