倒とう叙じょ

noun

reverse chronological order; flashback; nonlinear narrative

Literary term for presenting events out of chronological order, often starting from the end or a later point. Used in discussions of narrative technique.

• この小しょう説せつは倒とう叙じょ法ほうを用もちいて、結けつ末まつから物もの語がたりが始はじまる。

  This novel uses a flashback technique, starting the story from the ending.