In Romanian literature, which narrative technique characterizes George Călinescu's novel 'Enigma Otiliei'?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Balzacian realism combined with objective third-person narration
- Step 1: 'Enigma Otiliei' (1938) adopts classical Balzacian realism: detailed environmental descriptions, typology, and social critique of bourgeois inheritance. Answer: Balzacian realism combined with objective third-person narration. Why not the others: Stream of consciousness is modernist interior monologue, and epistolary format uses letters.
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