Narratological Analysis of the Novel Bioton by Reza Amir-Khani Based on Gérard Genette’s Theory

Abstract

Narratology examines the structure and function of narrative. Several decades have passed since the emergence of narratology, and narratologists regard the transmission of narrative as a source of knowledge and insight, offering broad definitions of it. Narrative appears in numerous and diverse forms across all ages, locations, and societies, and is connected to all aspects of human life. Gérard Genette, a prominent French narratologist, developed his structuralist theory under the influence of structuralist schools of thought and their theorists in the twentieth century. The present article adopts an analytical-descriptive approach to explore the narratology of the novel Bioton based on Genette’s theory, with particular attention to the dimensions of time, mood, and voice. Analepsis and prolepsis are among the primary mechanisms that disrupt the chronological order and sequence in narrative. Repetition occurs in various forms—repetition of sentences, personal memories, or differences in mental, intellectual, cultural, social, and political perspectives. The narrative mood in Bioton is characterized by internal focalization.