Has there ever been a book about a protagonist whose tale is told only through interactions with other people he mets at the end of chapters, with each chapter telling the story of one of these people ? For instance a chapter would go through the main events of person A's life up until person A meets the protagonist. Knowing about Person A's life gives the reader the point of view of person A and why person A would interact with the protagonist the way person A does.
>>8462108
Probably.
Why?
>>8462114
Cause I would enjoy it.
>>8462108
Yes, Percival in Woolf's 'The Waves'
>>8462132
Thanks
>>8462132
This. Based book.
Sounds a bit like medieval station drama, except that everything in them is told through the hero perspective so it's quite rigid.
Strindberg has some plays that were built with a similar structure and do away with the outdated hero-perspective only thing (To Damascus, A Dream Play, Lucky Peter's Travels I think). Expressionist drama expanded upon these experimental plays also.
For more about station drama: check Peter Szondi's "Theory of the Modern Drama: A Critical Edition"
Summertime by JM Coetzee.
The story of a fictional version of John Coetzee is told as a series of interviews with coworkers, relatives gfs, etc.
>>8462132
It wasn't just percival. Everything we knew about each of the characters was through the lens of another.
Is there supposed to be a difference between these pictures?
>>8463448
also, is that trap ass?
>>8462108
Have you ever watched Citizen Kane?
Winesburg, Ohio is very close to what you're looking for. Made up of small stories that each concern a different person in the town but they each have a connection at some point to the "protagonist", like he'll get mentioned offhandedly or maybe they meet with him briefly.
>>8463448
The idea is there's a minor difference between the two which allows you to look at it a certain way to combine the image and have a 3d ass poking out at you.
I have never gotten it to work. and that one's too small anyway.