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The picaresque novel (Spanish: picaresca, from pícaro, for 'rogue' or 'rascal') is a genre of prose fiction. It depicts the adventures of a roguish but "appealing hero", usually of low social class, who lives by his wits in a corrupt society. [1] Picaresque novels typically adopt the form of "an episodic prose narrative" [2] with a realistic ...
Picaresque novels typically adopt the form of "an episodic prose narrative" with a realistic style. There are often some elements of comedy and satire . Although the term "picaresque novel" was coined in 1810, the picaresque genre began with the Spanish novel Lazarillo de Tormes (1554), which was published anonymously during the Spanish Golden ...
Pages in category "French picaresque novels" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bel-Ami; C.
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Pages in category "Spanish picaresque novels" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. El Buscón; D.
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Pages in category "American picaresque novels" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Adventures of Augie March is a picaresque novel by Saul Bellow, published in 1953 by Viking Press.It features the eponymous Augie March, who grows up during the Great Depression, and it is an example of Bildungsroman, tracing the development of an individual through a series of encounters, occupations and relationships from boyhood to manhood.