Facets of narrative perspective in Ioana Parvulescu's novel Viata incepe vineri

Abstract

Studies on narrative perspective, published over time by linguists who have enunciated various theories of narrative typology – even if the terminology is quite eclectic – represent the foundation for a pertinent linguistic analysis of literary narrative text. Based on theoretical notions about narrative perspective and analyzing texts from Ioana Pârvulescu's novel Viaţa începe vineri [Life Begins on Friday], this paper aims to demonstrate that the technique of narrative perspective, which multiplies and becomes ambiguous, is an essential means of lending authenticity to the narrative, thus contributing to the construction of a complex narrative text.