Komplisoituneet
Komplisoituneet is a term used in literary theory to describe a class of narrative patterns in which plot, causality, and characterization become increasingly entangled through layered dependencies and repetitive motifs. The concept is most often applied to postmodern or metafictional works where events reveal themselves to be conditional on multiple prior interpretations, creating a sense of accumulated complexity rather than straightforward progression.
The word is Finnish, derived from komplisoitunut meaning “made complex” with the plural or collective suffix
Core features of komplisoituneet include recursive causality, cross-cutting timelines, a dense network of subplots that reference
In practice, komplisoituneet has appeared in discussions of novels, films, and experimental media where memory, perception,
Scholarly reception is mixed: advocates argue that komplisoituneet reveals the mechanics of narrative construction and reader