Multiscale characteristics of sentence length variability in hopscotch by julio cortázar

Sentence length variability (SLV) is a crucial aspect of writing that can significantly impact the overall effectiveness, expressiveness and readability of the written work. In the communication presented here, the dynamics of SLV are subjected to quantitative analysis with an attempt to identify potential multiscale patterns and their multifractal characteristics using the Multifractal Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (MFDFA). This study examines the outstanding and unique work of world literature, such as Hopscotch by Julio Cortázar. The present analysis includes the original version of this work as well as translations into English and Polish. Clear evidence of rich multifractality in the dynamics of SLV in the original arrangement of chapters as well as in numerous permutations of them is obtained. This result quantitatively confirms the widespread belief that Hopscotch is a work with a non-linear narrative.