Usage Note
Erzähler can refer to a narrative persona within a literary text (the fictional voice) or to a person who tells stories. In literary analysis, allwissender Erzähler means an omniscient narrator.
Examples
"Der Erzähler des Romans weiß mehr als die Figuren selbst."
Natural Translation
The narrator of the novel knows more than the characters themselves.
Literal Translation
The narrator of the novel knows more than the figures themselves.
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