私わたし語がたり

noun

first-person narrative; I-novel style

A literary term for a story told from the first-person perspective, often associated with the Japanese 'I-novel' (私小説) tradition. Used in literary criticism and discussion of narrative styles.

• この小しょう説せつは私わたし語がたりの形けい式しきで書かかれている。

  This novel is written in a first-person narrative style.

• 私わたし語がたりは読どく者しゃに親しん近きん感かんを与あたえる。

  First-person narration gives the reader a sense of intimacy.