also: わたくししょうせつ
noun
I-novel; first-person novel
A genre of Japanese autobiographical fiction in which the author's personal experiences and emotions are narrated in the first person, often with a confessional tone.
田山花袋の『蒲団』は日本における私小説の先駆けとされる。
Tayama Katai's 'Futon' is considered a pioneer of the I-novel in Japan.
私小説では、作者自身の体験がそのまま描かれることが多い。
In I-novels, the author's own experiences are often depicted directly.