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* ''[[The Canterbury Tales]]'' | * ''[[The Canterbury Tales]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Decameron]]'' | * ''[[The Decameron]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Heptameron]]'' | |||
Modern examples include: | Modern examples include: | ||
Revision as of 09:49, 20 January 2008
A frame story is a narrative device in which the framing story permits a series of other stories to be told.
Classic examples include:
Modern examples include:
- My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk
- The Orphan's Tales by Catherynne Valente (which nests tales within tales)