Question

VS Naipaul's "The Night Watchman's Occurrence Book" is told through a series of entries into a log, like diary entries. What is the term for this style of writing?

1) Stream of consciousness
2) Chronological plot
3) Epistolary
4) Expository

Answer 1

The style of writing used in VS Naipaul's "The Night Watchman's Occurrence Book" is called epistolary. Option 3.

Step-by-step explanation:

The term for the style of writing used in VS Naipaul's "The Night Watchman's Occurrence Book," told through a series of log entries like diary entries, is epistolary writing.

Epistolary writing is a type of story that is written in letter or journal entry form. In this style, the narrative is presented through the characters' own written records.

Examples of other epistolary works include "Bajadas" by Francisco Cantu and novels such as "Dracula" by Bram Stoker and "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker.

Option 3.