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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a parallel narrative of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a story or account that runs alongside another, often highlighting similarities or contrasts between the two narratives.
Example: "The novel presents a parallel narrative of the protagonist's journey alongside the experiences of a secondary character, enriching the overall theme."
Alternatives: "a concurrent storyline of" or "an accompanying narrative of".
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The trio of siblings of which Roger is the youngest provide a parallel narrative of hidden knowledge and difficult choices.
For the more geekily inclined, it plays into a parallel narrative of urban renaissance and suburban decline that has appealed to hopeful urbanists for as long as there have been suburbs to look down on.
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For each of these, Lee provides not only a full transcript but a parallel narrative in the form of exhaustive footnotes, the longest of which stretches to three and a half pages.
Meanwhile, in a parallel narrative, Biju, the son of his cook, is working illegally in the kitchens of cheap New York restaurants.
He short-circuits one day on the Boston subway, losing his memory temporarily, and his search for a cure for his mysterious illness unfolds against a parallel narrative involving the execution of Socrates in ancient Greece.
These highly evolved coppers have actually been on the scene all along, weaving in and out of Ruth's story in a parallel narrative about a long-unsolved series of sexual assaults on young girls.
There is also a parallel narrative about Einstein's theory of relativity.
Throughout, Mr. Ankilewitz's internal life is expressed by means of a parallel narrative featuring his own unique and colorful computer drawings.
There's a parallel narrative involving the troubled family history of winemaker Francois du Toit, but it's not until the end that the link between these two equally fascinating strands becomes clear in this expertly engineered tales of sex, lies and fraud.
He hasn't so much constructed a parallel narrative, although, as ever in dance, personalities and relations are implied.
A parallel narrative tracks "pro-life" advocates who want to abolish abortion.
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