noun
picaresque novel
Refers to a genre of fiction featuring a roguish hero's episodic adventures, often satirical. Used as a noun or in compounds like ピカレスク小説.
彼の新作は現代のピカレスクと言えるだろう。
His new work could be called a modern picaresque.
ピカレスク小説の主人公は、たいてい社会の底辺を渡り歩く。
The protagonist of a picaresque novel usually wanders through the lower rungs of society.