The narrative style of 'A New Faith' reflects the 20th-century tapestry books and films that emphasized multiple characters with agency rather than a single protagonist.

https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-protagonist-problem/ "from the second world war to the late 1980s—tapestry books with multiple agency, many characters all shaping the outcome, was a major mode of bestselling books, and the blockbuster movies based on them. In these books there’s not a protagonist in sight, nobody the plot waits for, they’re all written in Dickensian multiple third: the point of view switches to whoever is most convenient." Precisely describes "A New Faith". Thanks for articulating this so well!!

https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-protagonist-problem/ "from the second world war to the late 1980s—tapestry books with multiple agency, many characters all shaping the outcome, was a major mode of bestselling books, and the blockbuster movies based on them." Precisely describes "A New Faith". Thanks for articulating this so well!!