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Coming of age literary genre
In literary criticism, a bildungsroman (German pronunciation: [ˈbɪldʊŋs.ʁoˌmaːn] ) is a literary genre that focuses on the psychological and moral growth
Bildungsroman
Genre of stories of growing into adulthood
coming-of-age novels and Bildungsroman are sometimes interchangeable, but the former is usually a wider genre. The Bildungsroman (from the German words
Coming-of-age_story
1847 novel by Charlotte Brontë
published in January 1848 by Harper & Brothers of New York. Jane Eyre is a bildungsroman that follows the experiences of its eponymous heroine, including her
Jane_Eyre
1983 novel by Walter Tevis
exploring the life of fictional female chess prodigy Beth Harmon. A bildungsroman, or coming-of-age story, it covers themes of adoption, feminism, chess
The_Queen's_Gambit_(novel)
Literary genre
artist's growth to maturity. It could be classified as a sub-category of Bildungsroman: a coming-of-age novel. At its most basic, the Künstlerroman can be
Künstlerroman
Book by Charlotte Lennox
love. Henrietta can be categorized under the German genre known as Bildungsroman. The book focuses on its heroine's steadfast moral beliefs, while also
Henrietta_(novel)
Japanese anime series
psychological and moral growth into adulthood, in the tradition of a bildungsroman or coming-of-age story. Series writer Yōji Enokido identified characters
Revolutionary_Girl_Utena
1919 book by Hermann Hesse
Demian: The Story of a Boyhood is a bildungsroman by Hermann Hesse, published in 1919. Demian was first published under the pseudonym "Emil Sinclair,"
Demian
1955–1959 Indian film series by Satyajit Ray
The three films comprise a "coming of age" narrative in the vein of a bildungsroman; they describe the childhood, education and early maturity of a young
The_Apu_Trilogy
Narrative trope
choice because of destiny. Chosen One narratives often incorporate bildungsroman, following the personal development of a character from childhood to
The_Chosen_One_(trope)
2017 American novel by Elif Batuman
semi-autobiographical first novel by the Turkish American writer Elif Batuman. It is a bildungsroman, and concerns a college freshman, Selin, attending Harvard University
The_Idiot_(Batuman_novel)
1966 novel by Larry McMurtry
The Last Picture Show is a coming-of-age novel by Larry McMurtry published in 1966 by The Dial Press. Set in the small fictional town of Thalia, Texas
The_Last_Picture_Show_(novel)
2019 novel by Ben Lerner
champion from Topeka, Kansas in the 1990s. The book is considered both a bildungsroman and a work of autofiction, as the narrative incorporates many details
The_Topeka_School
2006 novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Czech by BBart in 2008. Multiple scholars have described the novel as a Bildungsroman, which shows the development of Ugwu during the war from a naive village
Half_of_a_Yellow_Sun
1974 novel by Jack Vance
found in the novels of Jack Vance into two possible categories: the bildungsroman ("le roman de formation et d'expérience") and the initiatory journey
The_Gray_Prince
1960 novel by Harper Lee
fictional image of racial heroism." As a Southern Gothic novel and Bildungsroman, the primary themes of To Kill a Mockingbird involve racial injustice
To_Kill_a_Mockingbird
1875 novel by Henry James
January and December 1875 as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly, it is a bildungsroman that traces the development of the title character, a sculptor. Rowland
Roderick_Hudson
Indie band from Chengdu
(2020-09-13). "Hiperson — Bildungsroman | Album Review". Medium. Retrieved 2024-11-06. Bottenberg, Rupert. "Bildungsroman – PAN M 360". panm360.com.
Hiperson
Series of novels by Doris Lessing
her involvement with communism." Lessing identified the series as a bildungsroman. The series follows the life of protagonist Martha Quest from adolescence
Children_of_Violence
1930 novel by Hermann Hesse
Narcissus and Goldmund (German: Narziß und Goldmund, pronounced [naʁˈtsɪs ʔʊnt ˈɡɔltmʊnt]), also published in English as Death and the Lover, is a novel
Narcissus_and_Goldmund
Novel trilogy by Cormac McCarthy
States Language English Spanish Genre Western tragedy romance adventure bildungsroman Publisher Vintage Books Media type Print (hardback & paperback) Preceded
The_Border_Trilogy
Baltic German philologist (1770–1852)
the library of the Imperial University of Dorpat. He coined the term Bildungsroman. Morgenstern was born in Magdeburg. He studied at the University of
Johann_Karl_Simon_Morgenstern
2000 novel by Nalo Hopkinson
Midnight Robber is a science fiction bildungsroman (coming-of-age novel) by Jamaican-Canadian writer Nalo Hopkinson. Warner Aspect published the novel
Midnight_Robber
1970 fantasy novel by Ursula K. Le Guin
place at the Tombs. Like A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan is a bildungsroman, which explores Tenar's growth and identity. Tenar's coming-of-age is
The_Tombs_of_Atuan
2018 young adult Afro-fantasy novel by Tomi Adeyemi
Children of Blood and Bone is a 2018 young adult romantic fantasy novel by Nigerian-American novelist Tomi Adeyemi. The book, Adeyemi's debut novel and
Children_of_Blood_and_Bone
German tradition of self-cultivation
within the broader society, as evidenced with the literary tradition of Bildungsroman. The process of harmonization of mind, heart, selfhood and identity
Bildung
Marvel Comics superhero
father figures. Wolk also points out a continual theme of a frustrated bildungsroman, the classic narrative of transition from childhood to adulthood: Parker
Spider-Man
1830 novel by Stendhal
There are other interpretations as well. Le Rouge et le Noir is the Bildungsroman of Julien Sorel, the intelligent and ambitious protagonist. He comes
The_Red_and_the_Black
Novel by James Ramsey Ullman
Banner in the Sky is a book written by James Ramsey Ullman, published by the J. B. Lippincott Company in 1954. The story is based on the first ascent of
Banner_in_the_Sky
1989 novella by Peter Goldsworthy
1989 novella written by Australian author Peter Goldsworthy. It is a bildungsroman novel dealing with themes of art and life. The book has been adapted
Maestro_(novella)
1944 novel by Aldous Huxley
Time Must Have a Stop is a novel by Aldous Huxley, first published in 1944 by Chatto & Windus. It follows the story of Sebastian Barnack, a young poet
Time_Must_Have_a_Stop
1915 novel by William Somerset Maugham
First US edition Author W. Somerset Maugham Language English Genre Bildungsroman Publisher William Heinemann Publication date 1915 Media type Print,
Of_Human_Bondage
American author and producer
December 30, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2012. "Interview: Cherry Cheva". Bildungsroman. June 11, 2008. Retrieved December 29, 2009. "Birthday Extravaganza:
Cherry_Chevapravatdumrong
1947 book by Martin Wickramasinghe
Madol Doova (Sinhala: මඩොල් දූව) is a children's novel and coming-of-age story written by Sri Lankan writer Martin Wickramasinghe and first published in
Madol_Doova
Book by Janet Fitch
White Oleander Author Janet Fitch Language English Series JADE Genre Bildungsroman Publisher Little, Brown and Co. Publication date 1999 Publication place
White_Oleander
2011 novel by Elena Ferrante
for The New Yorker, called it a "large, captivating, amiably peopled bildungsroman" and a "beautiful and delicate tale of confluence and reversal". Vogue
My_Brilliant_Friend
1849 unfinished novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky
leaving this fragment forever incomplete. The novel is in the style of a Bildungsroman, depicting experiences and emotions from Netochka's formative years
Netochka_Nezvanova
Novel by Thomas Wolfe
The Web and the Rock is an American bildungsroman novel by Thomas Wolfe, published posthumously in 1939. Like its sequel, You Can't Go Home Again (and
The_Web_and_the_Rock
2013 novel by Haruki Murakami
2013 in Japan, it sold one million copies in one month. The novel is a Bildungsroman that tells the story of Japanese railroad engineer Tsukuru Tazaki. When
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
Colorless_Tsukuru_Tazaki_and_His_Years_of_Pilgrimage
Training for trades
in the firm) and learns their skills on the job.[citation needed] A bildungsroman is a literary genre that focuses on the psychological and moral growth
Apprenticeship
1985 novel by John Irving
The Cider House Rules (1985) is a Bildungsroman by American writer John Irving that was later adapted into a 1999 film by Lasse Hallström and a stage
The_Cider_House_Rules_(novel)
1988 novel by Paulo Coelho
Narcissus, 1597–9 Language Portuguese Genre Quest, adventure, fantasy, bildungsroman Publisher HarperTorch (English translation) Originally a novel written
The_Alchemist_(novel)
1953 novel by Saul Bellow
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
The_Adventures_of_Augie_March
1818 novel by Jane Austen
covers a wide array of topics such as high society, Gothic fiction, bildungsroman, the value of reading, and the importance of time. This novel is considered
Northanger_Abbey
1759 satirical novella by Voltaire
fast-moving plot. A picaresque novel with a story akin to a serious bildungsroman, it parodies many adventure and romance clichés, in a tone that is bitter
Candide
2023 novel by Ehigbor Okosun
Forged by Blood is a 2023 young adult fantasy novel by Nigerian novelist Ehigbor Okosun and published by Harper Voyage in 2023. The novel, Okosun's debut
Forged_by_Blood
2010 novel by Kody Keplinger
The DUFF is a 2010 young adult novel by American author Kody Keplinger. Keplinger was 17 when she wrote the novel, which was released on September 7, 2010
The_DUFF_(novel)
1972 fantasy novel by Ursula K. Le Guin
Orm Like both previous books in the trilogy, The Farthest Shore is a bildungsroman. The story is told mostly from the point of view of Arren, who develops
The_Farthest_Shore
1998 novel by Andreas Steinhöfel
The Center of the World (original German title: Die Mitte der Welt) is a novel by Andreas Steinhöfel from 1998. It is a story about the problems of growing
The Center of the World (novel)
The_Center_of_the_World_(novel)
1837 novel by George Sand
various fictional genres: the Gothic novel, chivalric romance, the Bildungsroman, detective fiction, and the historical novel. The novel's plot has been
Mauprat_(novel)
1990 novel by Annette Curtis Klause
The Silver Kiss is a young adult, romance and horror novel written by Annette Curtis Klause; it is printed in hardcover and paperback versions. The novel
The_Silver_Kiss
2003 novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
perhaps Adichie's most read book in Nigeria—and the most pirated." As Bildungsroman: the characters psychological and moral growth from childhood to adulthood
Purple_Hibiscus
1906 novel by Robert Musil
Robert Musil, first published in 1906. Musil's novel is ostensibly a bildungsroman, a story of a young disoriented man searching for morals in society
The Confusions of Young Törless
The_Confusions_of_Young_Törless
1952 novel by Ralph Ellison
Ellison Cover artist Edward McKnight Kauffer Language English Genre Bildungsroman African-American literature social commentary Publisher Random House
Invisible_Man
1953 novel by James Baldwin
Go Tell It on the Mountain is a 1953 semi-autobiographical novel by James Baldwin. It tells the story of John Grimes, an intelligent teenager in 1930s
Go Tell It on the Mountain (novel)
Go_Tell_It_on_the_Mountain_(novel)
1993 film by Steven Soderbergh
on Blu-ray by The Criterion Collection. Based on the Depression-era bildungsroman memoir of writer A. E. Hotchner, the film follows the story of a boy
King_of_the_Hill_(1993_film)
1982 novel by Anne Rice
edition cover Author Anne Rice Language English Genre Historical fiction, Bildungsroman Published September 12, 1982 Publisher Knopf Publication place United
Cry_to_Heaven
Japanese manga series by Moto Hagio
series from the novels of Hermann Hesse, especially Demian (1919); the Bildungsroman genre; and the 1964 film Les amitiés particulières. It is one of the
The_Heart_of_Thomas
2002 book by Christopher Paolini
Inheritance Cycle Release number 1 Genre Young adult Fantasy Dystopian Bildungsroman Publisher Paolini LLC (first edition), Alfred A. Knopf Publication date
Eragon
Literary genre of fiction with philosophical themes
under the genre of science fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, and bildungsroman. There is no universally accepted definition of philosophical fiction
Philosophical_fiction
2000 novel by Eden Robinson
Monkey Beach is a supernatural mystery novel written by the Indigenous Canadian author Eden Robinson. It was published by Vintage Canada in 2000, being
Monkey_Beach
Book by John Kennedy Toole
Kennedy Toole's first novel, written at the age of 16. The novel is a bildungsroman about a callow youth named David in rural Mississippi during the late
The_Neon_Bible
Fiction genre depicting male same-sex relationships
inspired by European literature, the writings of Taruho Inagaki, and the Bildungsroman genre. Shōnen-ai often features references to literature, history, science
Boys'_love
1997 book by James Terence Fisher
by Christian G. Appy. Fisher presents Dooley's life as a historical bildungsroman towards a "Jungle Doctor of a New Age," and he makes it clear that he
Dr._America
Indian filmmaker and writer (1921–1992)
filmmaker. After being "deeply moved" by Pather Panchali, the 1928 classic Bildungsroman of Bengali literature, Ray decided to adapt it for his first film. Pather
Satyajit_Ray
1975 German road movie by Wim Wenders
1795–96 novel Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship, an early example of the Bildungsroman or novel of initiation. In June 2026, Wenders said he would block future
Wrong_Move
1907 novel by E. M. Forster
The Longest Journey is a bildungsroman by E. M. Forster, first published in 1907. It is the second of Forster's six published novels, following Where
The_Longest_Journey_(novel)
Book by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay Language Bengali Series Bichitra Genre Bildungsroman, tragedy, family drama Publisher Ranjan Prakashalay, BY 1336, Publication date
Pather_Panchali_(novel)
British author (born 1965)
most famous work, Harry Potter, has been defined as a fairy tale, a bildungsroman and a boarding-school story. Her other writings have been described
J._K._Rowling
2005 novel by Markus Zusak
Pictures/Getty Images Language English, German Genre Novel-Historical Fiction, Bildungsroman Published 2005 Picador Publication place Australia Media type Print
The_Book_Thief
1968 fantasy novel by Ursula K. Le Guin
to be free of the creature. The book has often been described as a bildungsroman, or coming-of-age story, as it explores Ged's process of learning to
A_Wizard_of_Earthsea
accepted literary canon and widely taught in schools. Coming-of-age Bildungsroman: works that focus on the psychological and moral growth of a character
List_of_writing_genres
1924 novel by Thomas Mann
European Bildungsroman—a novel of psychological or moral development—and as a satire of this genre. Many formal characteristics of the Bildungsroman are present:
The_Magic_Mountain
2017 novel by Hernán Diaz
Distance Author Hernan Diaz Language English Genre Western Magic realism Bildungsroman Publisher Coffee House Press Publication date October 10, 2017 Publication place
In_the_Distance
2009 short-story collection by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
edition Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Language English Genre Fiction bildungsroman Publisher Fourth Estate (UK) Alfred A. Knopf (US) Publication date 26
The_Thing_Around_Your_Neck
2002 novel by Alice Sebold
The Lovely Bones is a 2002 novel by American writer Alice Sebold. It is the story of a teenage girl who, after being raped and murdered, watches from a
The_Lovely_Bones
1951 gothic novel by Shirley Jackson
Shirley Jackson. The second of Jackson's published novels, Hangsaman is a bildungsroman centering on lonely college freshman Natalie Waite, who descends into
Hangsaman
personal development. The book, characterised by Mehldau as a non-fiction bildungsroman, was published by Equinox in 2023. Brad Mehldau's career as a pianist
Formation_(book)
Novel by Thomas King set in the Canadian Prairies
Truth and Bright Water is a bildungsroman by Thomas King set in the Canadian Prairies on the Canada–United States border. The novel embeds a number of
Truth_and_Bright_Water
1953 novel by L. P. Hartley
edition Author L. P. Hartley Cover artist Val Biro Language English Genre Bildungsroman, novel Set in Norfolk, 1900 Publisher Hamish Hamilton Publication date
The_Go-Between
1995 novel by Neal Stephenson
a science fiction novel by Neal Stephenson. It is to some extent a Bildungsroman or coming-of-age story, focused on a young girl named Nell, set in a
The_Diamond_Age
Ability to physically transform in mythology, folklore and speculative fiction
In mythology, folklore and speculative fiction, shapeshifting is the ability to physically transform oneself through unnatural means. The idea of shapeshifting
Shapeshifting
French writer and humanist (died 1553)
childhoods of the giants Gargantua and Pantagruel written in the style of bildungsroman; his later works—the Third Book (which prefigures the philosophical
François_Rabelais
1995 novel by Russell Banks
literature portal Rule of the Bone is a 1995 novel by Russell Banks. It is a Bildungsroman, or coming-of-age story about the 14-year-old American narrator Chappie
Rule_of_the_Bone
1989 novel by John Irving
Author John Irving Cover artist Honi Werner Language English Genre Bildungsroman Publisher William Morrow Publication date March 1989 Publication place
A_Prayer_for_Owen_Meany
2003 young adult fantasy novel by Cornelia Funke
Ian Butterworth Language German Series Inkheart series Genre Fantasy, Bildungsroman, Mystery Publisher Cecilie Dressler (Germany) Chicken House (UK) Scholastic
Inkheart
1938 novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk
"Een roman van zoon en vader", "a novel of son and father", it is a Bildungsroman that traces the relationship between a stern father and his son. Character
Character_(novel)
1847 novel by Anne Brontë
animals. Agnes Grey also mimics some of the stylistic approaches of a bildungsroman, employing ideas of personal growth and coming of age. The Irish novelist
Agnes_Grey
and Bildungsroman. The modus operandi seems to be to use a normal story to simply explain difficult and dark parts of human life. Bildungsroman: A coming-of-age
List_of_genres
American novelist (born 1984)
death of its eldest child. Kirkus Reviews described it as a "tragicomic bildungsroman in the shadow of loss". Henry Holt and Company's hardcover design features
Alison_Espach
2012 young adult novel by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
heteronormativity, sexual orientation, masculinity, friendship Genre Young adult, Bildungsroman Publisher Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication date
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Aristotle_and_Dante_Discover_the_Secrets_of_the_Universe
1983 novel by Hugo Claus
most important Dutch-language novel of the twentieth century", is a Bildungsroman which explores themes around politics and growing up in Flanders around
The_Sorrow_of_Belgium
2025 novel by Sam Wachman
Sunflower Boys is a 2025 debut novel by Sam Wachman. The novel is a bildungsroman set in modern Ukraine before and during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
The_Sunflower_Boys
Literary work by Voltaire
Language French Genre Conte philosophique; satire; picaresque novel; bildungsroman Publisher first printed for J. Murray, the next year printed in Geneva
The_White_Bull
Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher (1795–1881)
as his own writings were pivotal to the development of the English Bildungsroman. His concept of symbols influenced French literary Symbolism. The Victorian
Thomas_Carlyle
1748 erotic novel by John Cleland
pleasure. One scholar, David McCracken, writes about Fanny Hill as a bildungsroman. Her sexual development contains three life stages: innocence, experimentation
Fanny_Hill
Book by Justin Torres
(2011) is the debut novel by American author Justin Torres. It is a bildungsroman about three wild brothers of white and Puerto Rican parentage who live
We_the_Animals
1795/96 Novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Lehrjahre) is the second novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It is a Bildungsroman, or coming-of-age story, published in 1795–96. It consists of eight
Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship
Wilhelm_Meister's_Apprenticeship
American writer
Period 1980–present Genre Young adult, Speculative fiction, Fantasy, Historical fiction, Bildungsroman Website members.authorsguild.net/carolinestev/
Caroline_Stevermer
2023 turn-based strategy video game
Comedy 11 Sinclair Kim Da-ol [ko] Emil Sinclair, main character of the bildungsroman Demian by Hermann Hesse 12 Outis Kim Bo-na [ko] Odysseus, the protagonist
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