noun
first-person novel
A literary term for a novel narrated in the first person, borrowed from German literary criticism.
from German Ich-Roman
このイッヒロマンは主人公の内面を深く描いている。
This first-person novel deeply portrays the protagonist's inner world.
The native Japanese equivalent, more common in everyday literary discussion.
Borrowed from German 'Ich-Roman' (literally 'I-novel'), a term used in literary studies.