心しん理り小しょう説せつ

noun

psychological novel

A novel that focuses on the inner thoughts, emotions, and motivations of its characters rather than external action.

• ドストエフスキーの『罪つみと罰ばつ』は心しん理り小しょう説せつの傑けっ作さくとされる。

  Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment' is considered a masterpiece of the psychological novel.