Bildungsroman

Example Sentences

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The MacGuffin that unites the thriller with the bildungsroman is a fiddle once played by PopPop, Ray’s enslaved great-great-grandfather, probably the son of the master of the Marks plantation.

From Los Angeles Times

Silvia: Jumping from science fiction to fantasy, Sofia Samatar’s “A Stranger in Olondria” tackles one of my favorite genres: the bildungsroman, which is a fancy way to say coming of age.

From Washington Post

The first part, a bildungsroman, introduces DelGaudio’s family, his mother’s lesbian lover, Jill, and then Ryan, the boy next door.

From New York Times

This is a bildungsroman that will head back to its start point once again on Sunday afternoon.

From The Guardian

So I re-read Elif Batuman’s THE IDIOT, a wry bildungsroman about a girl I wish I’d known.

From New York Times