“In any long fiction, Henry James remarked, use of the first-person point of view is barbaric. James may go too far, but… — John Gardner Copy Share Image
I can't reasonably pretend to be a transparent and omniscient narrator who brings no personal perspective. That person doesn't exist. — Molly Crabapple Copy Share Image
The omniscient narrator is a bizarre technique, when you think about it, and no one uses it much anymore. But for the… — Min Jin Lee Copy Share Image