The Angel of History: A Novel

What is the narrator point of view in the book, The Angel of History: A Novel?

The Angel of History: A Novel

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In terms of narrative point of view, the key point to note and consider is how perspectives frequently shift – from Jacob’s first-person narration (i.e. the visit to the clinic and the journals), to third-person narration of an omniscient narrator (i.e. the conversations between Satan and his “guests”), to both third and first-person narration in the three short stories (third in “The Boy…,” first in “The Drone” and “The Cage…”). This shifting of perspective is one of several ways in which the author has given the book a sense of collage, with its four narrative lines defined by particular voice.

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