Sentence examples for act of narrative from inspiring English sources

In fact, just by writing the novel, Sjón says, he was engaging in an act of narrative disruption.

That's what makes the second part of "Sukkwan Island" such a pronounced act of narrative bravery; Vann is like a gambler going all in.

city" (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope) Mr. Lamar, a bravura young rapper from Compton, Calif., made his major-label debut a disciplined act of narrative, casting cold light on his experience even as he worked out how to feel about his own survival, often with loose and riveting skill.

The artistry lies in acts of narrative imagination, the ability to take disparate wisps of data and insist that oil must exist in a particular spot and then to entice a company with your enthusiasm.

In the context of the novel, and the appalling act which preceded that particular bit of narrative, the fictional character's loathing is entirely explicable and understandable.

It's an intriguing starting-point, and one which promises a high-wire act of a narrative.

In my wife's eyes, Jay's appearance and the themes of reconciliation explicit in the final act of the narrative grant him absolution from his crimes.

"That's why the most important sentence in a murder mystery isn't the one starting 'The murderer is…' – which no matter how necessary and fabulously executed is an act of unspeakable narrative winnowing – but is the snarled expostulation halfway through: 'Everyone's a suspect.' Quite.

The very act of giving a narrative shape to one's life story, he said, not only helps the rest of the group better understand that person and his issues and priorities; it also helps the presenter focus on the rationale for decisions he has made and decisions he is considering.

Still, to McMurtry's fans, the act of following the narrative meanderings of "Boone's Lick" will be like slipping on a comfortable old sweatshirt.

Whether it serves as the core of an oral tradition by which members of a Pacific island culture pass their tribal history from one generation to another or is merely used to lull a restless child to sleep, the act of spinning a narrative to a captive audience is what good theatre is all about.