ビルドゥングスロマン

noun

Bildungsroman; coming-of-age novel

A literary term for a novel that focuses on the protagonist's psychological and moral growth from youth to adulthood. Often used in academic or critical contexts. The Japanese term 教養小説 is a direct translation.

from German

See also: 教養小説 (きょうようしょうせつ)

• ゲーテの『ヴィルヘルム・マイスターの修しゅう業ぎょう時じ代だい』は代だい表ひょう的てきなビルドゥングスロマンだ。

  Goethe's 'Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship' is a classic Bildungsroman.