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(narratology) An account of how a fictional character or characters became a protagonist or antagonist.

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(narratology) An account of how a fictional character or characters became a protagonist or antagonist.

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（物語学）架空のキャラクターがどのようにしてその話の主人公または悪役になったのか、その起源や背景を説明する物語

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The author's new origin story explains how the villain transformed from a hopeful child into a ruthless antagonist.

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その作家の新しい誕生譚は、悪役が希望に満ちた子どもから冷酷な敵役へと変わった経緯を説明している。

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(narratology) An account of how a fictional character or characters became a protagonist or antagonist.

More unsettling was the origin story of the infamous tell-all book Princess in Love. Diana claimed to be outraged in 1994 when Daily Express journalist Anna Pasternak spilled the beans of her affair with former army officer James Hewitt[…]

adapted from the book The Palace Papers, published 2022 by Penguin Books

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