Matryoshka Stories, or, Nested Narratives
Similar to matroyshka dolls, or little Russian nesting dolls, some novels contain side stories within the main narrative. Sometimes the stories can go several layers deep, creating a "nested" effect. The literary term for a story-within-a-story is called a "frame story" or "frame narrative". Please enjoy this list of matroyshka-style stories.
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The Historian
a Novel
Possession
a Romance
The Turn of the Screw
&, In the Cage
Cloud Atlas
a Novel
The Storyteller
a Novel
Gödel, Escher, Bach
An Eternal Golden Braid
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