: Re: Is there a name for a narrative that involves parallel exposition of the characters' backstories? One of the hallmark features of the television show Lost was the way in which each character's

As R. Rngold pointed out, I think you are referring to Fractured Narrative.

To give you a literary example, Peter Clines's series Ex-Heroes, has a very similar structure. The main plot of the books take place in the present, but sometimes, every other chapter or so, takes place in the past from the point of view of a specific character.

The flashbacks usually don't have any direct influence on the plot, but it gives a better understanding of the relationship between characters/motivations/lore.

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