Narration, life and meaning in history and fiction

This article addresses two subjects relating to the topic of this issue Scandinavian Journal History from a ‘difference approach’ in narratology. means that we assume words like ‘narrative’ and ‘fiction’ are used denote different things it is important distinguish between these uses. We also narrative texts share similar surface structures can still ‘do’ approached differently by readers. The first focus on concerns history writing narrative. especially interested discussion about distinction literary fiction. When discussing issue, uses terms ‘narrative’, ‘fictiveness’, ‘fiction’. second application narratology as method analysis oral written texts. suggest narratological concepts narrator perspective do not have same denotation fiction non-fictional narratives, hence with its many cannot be applied indiscriminately. In issues, refer factual fictional concerned migration.