Imagining Argentina

What is the author's style in Imagining Argentina by Lawrence Thornton?

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The overall perspective of the novel changes as different events occur. For most of the novel, Martin Benn serves as the narrator and talks directly to the reader. He relays the events as they happened in the past. However, Benn is a limited narrator.

The structure of the novel is linear for the most part. However, Benn serves as the narrator, and throughout the novel he is essentially recalling the events that happened during this unique time in Argentina's history. For this reason, he recalls as much as he can during the important events of the novel, but when he does not have all of the knowledge, he will say that he does not know what Carlos was thinking during specific times.

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