The new dialogical form of the novel of the XX century assumes belittling of the "all-knowing" epic author up to a role of the story-teller alongside with an eminence of the hero up to a role of the objective author. ... "I do not know, - the story-teller interferes with "objective-epic" narration, destroying illusion of the all-knowing author, - whom she could become in our century, but is sure, that a lot of centuries back she would become a saint or a beloved of an emperor. ... Ernestine becomes more and more "artificial", reminding Charles Olimpia, a mechanical doll from the story ...

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