As the book moves forward, the narrator moves backward.
"Time advances, but life moves backward," he says.
Mr. Zabala moves backward in a sitting position.
Ball moves backward and forward in time, from triumph to murder to despair and back again.
For Kaplan, this perspective leads to the impression that history moves backward.
The series starts with an ending, then simultaneously moves backward and forward.
1. DAVID VIRELLES This young Cuban pianist's new album, "Continuum" (Pi Recordings), moves backward, forward and sideways through history.
But slowly, then faster, she moves backward, towards him, in alternating stamps (with her heels) and slaps (with the soles).
As the knee flexes from full extension to about 30°, the ITB moves backward and traverses the femoral epicondyle.
Very slowly, millimetre by millimetre — slo-mo is another Wilson trademark — he moves backward, staring at the window.
I think the end result is just the beginning of a narrative that moves backward in time.
