'There are no truths, only stories': A Comparative Analysis of Narrative Strategies in the Works of Thomas King and Eden Robinson

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UNIVERZITA KARLOVA - FILOZOFICKÁ FAKULTA ÚSTAV ANGLOFONNÍCH LITERATUR A KULTUR "There are no truths, only stories": A Comparative Analysis of Narrative Strategies in the Works of Thomas King and Eden Robinson DIPLOMOVÁ PRÁCE Vedoucí diplomové práce (supervisor): Zpracovala (author): Mgr. Klára Kolinská, Dr., Ph.D. Bc. Klára Klihavcová Studijní obor (subject): Anglofonní literatury a kultury Prague, 19 May 2026 DECLARATION Prohlašuji, že jsem tuto diplomovou práci vypracovala samostatně, že jsem řádně citovala všechny použité prameny a literaturu a že práce nebyla využita v rámci jiného vysokoškolského studia či k získání jiného nebo stejného titulu. I declare that the following MA thesis is my own work for which I used only the sources and literature mentioned, and that this thesis has not been used in the course of other university studies or in order to acquire the same or another type of diploma. Prague, 19 May 2026 Klára Klihavcová ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to my supervisor, Mgr. Klára Kolinská, Ph.D., whose guidance shaped not only this thesis but my academic path as a whole. It was Dr. Kolinská who first introduced me to the diversity of narrative strategies, as well as Canadian Indigenous literature, both of which have since become a genuine passion. Her...

UNIVERZITA KARLOVA - FILOZOFICKÁ FAKULTA ÚSTAV ANGLOFONNÍCH LITERATUR A KULTUR "There are no truths, only stories": A Comparative Analysis of Narrative Strategies in the Works of Thomas King and Eden Robinson DIPLOMOVÁ PRÁCE Vedoucí diplomové práce (supervisor): Zpracovala (author): Mgr. Klára Kolinská, Dr., Ph.D. Bc. Klára Klihavcová Studijní obor (subject): Anglofonní literatury a kultury Prague, 19 May 2026 DECLARATION Prohlašuji, že jsem tuto diplomovou práci vypracovala samostatně, že jsem řádně citovala všechny použité prameny a literaturu a že práce nebyla využita v rámci jiného vysokoškolského studia či k získání jiného nebo stejného titulu. I declare that the following MA thesis is my own work for which I used only the sources and literature mentioned, and that this thesis has not been used in the course of other university studies or in order to acquire the same or another type of diploma. Prague, 19 May 2026 Klára Klihavcová ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to my supervisor, Mgr. Klára Kolinská, Ph.D., whose guidance shaped not only this thesis but my academic path as a whole. It was Dr. Kolinská who first introduced me to the diversity of narrative strategies, as well as Canadian Indigenous literature, both of which have since become a genuine passion. Her...