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Der Erzähler
Masculine noun for the person or voice telling the story. Common types include 'der Ich-Erzähler' (first-person narrator) and 'der allwissende Erzähler' (omniscient narrator).
Examples in context
Der Erzähler bleibt in diesem Roman anonym.
The narrator remains anonymous in this novel.
Wir erfahren die Geschichte durch einen unzuverlässigen Erzähler.
We learn the story through an unreliable narrator.
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