The phrase "delicate narrative" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a story or account that is sensitive, carefully crafted, and requires a gentle approach. Example: "The novelist's delicate narrative of a forbidden love affair left readers captivated and moved by its subtle beauty and emotional depth."
In several instances, however, the delicate narrative balance slips from Mr. Englander's grasp.
McPherson walks a delicate narrative tightrope between secular and eternal time.
A rape, a massacre, an English missionary burning herself alive: these events rupture the delicate narrative tapestry, refusing to be assimilated into the official history of the Raj.
Three children have become adults since a phone call with Jo Rowling, containing one small clue, persuaded me that there was more to Snape than an unchanging costume, and that even though only three of the books were out at that time, she held the entire massive but delicate narrative in the surest of hands.
The book's size, its young criminal female narrator, its use of cross-class deceit and Wilkie Colayeringfluenced layering of plot twists may conveniently categorise it, but Harris's voice is an original one, and her rollicking yet delicate narrative pitch sets the book apart.
On the opposite, when diversity is obtained unexpectedly; when it is recognized at a second glance or even discovered thanks to hard work -- it is and always will be pure, delicate narrative beauty.
Some of Vetiver's members helped the English alt-folk matriarch Vashti Bunyan in her set, as she spun her delicate narratives of motherhood, travel and animated spirits.
It's a delicate, translucent narrative that fills with light at the end.
Mr. Friel's touch is delicate, his narrative artful but oblique, his lyrical voice steeped in the lusty idioms of rural Ireland.
This may sound trite, but "Dance Party, USA" is a remarkably delicate construction, whose narrative relies more on natural drift than artificial drama to nudge its cast toward adulthood.
He influenced two centuries of Sienese art – rich in narrative subtlety, delicate human interaction and intimate feeling of place.
