本ほん格かく小しょう説せつ

noun

serious novel; full-fledged novel

Refers to a novel that is a serious, ambitious literary work, as opposed to light fiction or genre novels. The term is often used in literary criticism and publishing contexts.

• 彼かれは初はじめて本ほん格かく小しょう説せつを書かき上あげた。

  He completed his first serious novel.

• この作さっ家かは本ほん格かく小しょう説せつで高たかい評ひょう価かを受うけている。

  This author is highly regarded for his full-fledged novels.