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A few novels I read recently were told via dual timelines, with chapters alternating between a "current" plot and a "background" story. It felt to me as a "modern" story-telling technique, since...
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System
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2019-12-08T09:37:26Z (almost 5 years ago)
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wip
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2019-12-08T09:37:26Z (almost 5 years ago)
A few novels I read recently were told via dual timelines, with chapters alternating between a "current" plot and a "background" story. It felt to me as a "modern" story-telling technique, since I mostly witnessed its occurrence in other contemporary media (movies, TV shows). I guess its pacing can help maintaining the interest of a public whose attention is a more limited resource nowadays. Is it really a recent thing however, or are there more "classical" examples of dual timelines story-telling? What would be the first recorded one?
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System
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2018-08-11T21:44:26Z (over 6 years ago)
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