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unreliable narrator n

(literary theory) A narrating character or storyteller in a literary or other artistic work (such as a film, novel, play, or song) who provides conflicting, inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise questionable information to the audience or reader. Today is designated by UNESCO as World Book Day to promote reading, publishing, and copyright.

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