Unnatural narratives, unnatural narratology: Contributions, problems and perspectives

The study of unnatural narratives, or unnatural narratology, is one of the latest trends that have emerged as part of post-classical narratology. This approach seems innovative and promising as it addresses several current concerns associated with theory, analysis and the interpretation of fictional narratives. It has also been intensely discussed within the narratology research community. Far from being a unified approach, unnatural narratology involves different trends, based on slightly different definitions of unnatural narratives, which sometimes lead to advocating for very different and even opposing approaches to these narratives. Unnatural narratology has already made important contributions to the study of unnatural narratives or unnatural elements within narratives that are usually neglected in established narratology or narratologies. Further investigation reveals however certain problems. A significant example of such issues is presented at the end of the article.