nar·ra·tive /ˈnærətɪv/ [nar-uh-tiv]
–noun
1. a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.
2. a book, literary work, etc., containing such a story.
3. the art, technique, or process of narrating.
4. Fine Arts, representing stories or events pictorially or sculpturally: narrative painting.