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Meanings of unreliable narrator in English

Russian
ненадёжный рассказчик
Portuguese
narrador não confiável
Spanish
narrador no fiable
Catalan
narrador no fiable

Narrator whose credibility has been seriously compromised.

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          ненадёжный рассказчик
          Usage of unreliable narrator in English
          1
          And why have one unreliable narrator when you can have two?
          The Guardian
          2
          I just wanted to out myself as an unreliable narrator.
          The new yorker
          3
          Unsurprisingly, the depths of Louis' coma proves an unreliable narrator.
          The Irish Times
          4
          She's an unreliable narrator and sometimes described by other characters as a drama queen.
          BBC
          5
          However, she proves both an unreliable narrator and friend.
          Reuters
          6
          Wenliang, of course, could be just another unreliable narrator, understandably biased against her, Chen mused.
          Don't Cry Tai Lake
          7
          But it's relying on the film-maker's account, and Tommy Wiseau is the ultimate unreliable narrator.
          Radio NZ
          8
          It's an elegant way to illustrate the old " unreliable narrator" gimmick.
          Radio NZ
          9
          The uncertainty obviously begins with David, who might be the most unreliable narrator to ever narrate.
          Wired
          10
          But Elliot is also a deeply unreliable narrator.
          The Guardian
          11
          His apologists point to the fact the song is absurdly loquacious, thus making Thackray the unreliable narrator.
          The Guardian
          12
          After all, she might be another " unreliable narrator." But he chose to believe in her.
          Don't Cry Tai Lake
          13
          In clumsy hands, the unreliable narrator is a cheap trick, designed more to frustrate than to manipulate.
          The Quiet Earth
          14
          The 'girl' of the title is Rachel, who has an unsettling characteristic that makes her an unreliable narrator.
          Radio NZ
          15
          Lolita is voiced by an unreliable narrator, and the audience at Dolores are also presented with competing narratives.
          The Irish Times
          16
          There comes a point when an unreliable narrator is so reliably unreliable that you can question whether he's really unreliable.
          The Guardian
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