4 Great Examples of Non-Human Narrators in Fiction

Find the humanity in the most non-human protagonists.

Nick Kolakowski
4 min readAug 3, 2021

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A couple years ago, I had the idea to write a novel from the perspective of a sentient, sarcastic parasite living in the gut of a corrupt public health inspector. I figured a non-human narrator would have some interesting things to say about humanity. The final product, “Absolute Unit,” is…

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Nick Kolakowski

Writer, editor, author of 'Maxine Unleashes Doomsday' and 'Boise Longpig Hunting Club.'