Visual Depiction of Narrative Gaps in the Graphic Novel Adaptation of Agatha Christie's The Murder of Roger AckroydVerdnik, Jasna (Avtor) Onič, Tomaž (Mentor) detective novelmysterygraphic novelnarrative gapsThe following thesis examines narrative gaps and hints through a comparative analysis of Agatha Christie's detective novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and its graphic novel adaptation of the same title by Bruno Lachard. Christie's detective novel is known for its unreliable narrator and innovative plot twists by including several narrative gaps—omissions of certain crucial information—which are revealed to the reader at the end. The focus of this thesis is to inspect the visual depiction of those narrative gaps in the graphic adaptation of Christie's novel through searching for hidden clues in the pictures. In our analysis, we explore the graphic novel and expect to find discrepancies between the two works—Christie’s detective novel and Lachard’s graphic novel adaptation— as they belong to different formats and genres. Our hypotheses imply that the drawings feature narrative gaps; however, they also contain hints which could potentially reveal the ending to the reader too soon. The aim of this thesis is to examine the visual clues that replicate the intricacies of Christie's original narrative and the details of the investigation.J. Verdnik20252025-04-28 08:59:34Magistrsko delo/naloga92640sl