Picaresque Fiction

Picaresque Fiction

The picaresque novel is a genre of prose fiction that depicts the adventures of a roguish, but "appealing hero", of low social class, who lives by his wits in a corrupt society. Picaresque novels typically adopt a realistic style, with elements of comedy and satire.

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The new austerities

The new austerities

Book by Tito Perdue

A Book of Wisdom and Lies

A Book of Wisdom and Lies

Book by Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani

White Chappell Scarlet Tracings

White Chappell Scarlet Tracings

Book by Iain Sinclair

The Puttermesser Papers

The Puttermesser Papers

Book by Cynthia Ozick

Illywhacker

Illywhacker

Novel by Peter Carey

Black No More

Black No More

Novel by George Schuyler

The White Tiger

The White Tiger

Novel by Aravind Adiga

Budding Prospects

Budding Prospects

Novel by T. C. Boyle

Aaron's Rod

Aaron's Rod

Novel by D. H. Lawrence

Phineas Redux

Phineas Redux

Novel by Anthony Trollope

The Golden Ass: Being the Metamorphoses of Lucius Apuleius

The Golden Ass: Being the Metamorphoses of Lucius Apuleius

Novel by Apuleius

Gil Blas

Gil Blas

Novel by Alain-René Lesage

The Autograph Man

The Autograph Man

Novel by Zadie Smith

Moon Palace

Moon Palace

Novel by Paul Auster

The Unfortunate Traveller

The Unfortunate Traveller

Novel by Thomas Nashe

The Sot-Weed Factor

The Sot-Weed Factor

Novel by John Barth

The Expedition of Humphry Clinker

The Expedition of Humphry Clinker

Novel by Tobias Smollett

Phineas Finn

Phineas Finn

Novel by Anthony Trollope

The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor . . .

The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor . . .

Novel by Angela Carter

Lazarillo de Tormes

Lazarillo de Tormes

Book

Guzmán de Alfarache

Guzmán de Alfarache

Novel by Mateo Alemán

The Golden Ass, Or, A Book of Changes

The Golden Ass, Or, A Book of Changes

Novel by Apuleius

The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle

The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle

Novel by Tobias Smollett

Tigger is unbounced

Tigger is unbounced

Book by A. A. Milne

McSorley's Wonderful Saloon

McSorley's Wonderful Saloon

Book by Joseph Mitchell

Les tribulations du dernier Sijilmassi

Les tribulations du dernier Sijilmassi

Book by Fouad Laroui

Le Destin miraculeux d'Edgar Mint

Le Destin miraculeux d'Edgar Mint

Book by Brady Udall

Kvachi Kvachantiradze

Kvachi Kvachantiradze

Novel by Mikheil Javakhishvili

The Adventures of Augie March

The Adventures of Augie March

Novel by Saul Bellow

Joseph Andrews

Joseph Andrews

Novel by Henry Fielding

Divided Kingdom

Divided Kingdom

Novel by Rupert Thomson

My Uncle Dudley

My Uncle Dudley

Novel by Wright Morris

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Musical by Mark Twain

The adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Novel by Mark Twain

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Novel by Mark Twain

Dead Souls

Dead Souls

Novel by Nikolai Gogol

El Buscón/Los Sueños

El Buscón/Los Sueños

Novel by Francisco de Quevedo

Candide

Candide

Book by Voltaire