bildungsroman
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bildungsroman¹
- /ˈbɪl.dʊŋzˌɹoʊ.mən/
- /ˈbɪl.dʊŋz.ɹoʊˌmɑːn/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Bildungsroman, from Bildung (“education, formation”) + -s- + Roman (“novel”).
noun bildungsromans · bildungsromane · Bildungsroman
- A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity. Of course, the story is in fact a false bildungsroman: the fading vampire (whose natural evolution and emancipation had been – of course – cut down by what else than the emergence of communism) slowly comes to life and becomes who he really is – i.e., a civilised (noble, even!), a legitimate, respec
Bildungsroman²
noun Bildungsromans · Bildungsromane
- Alternative letter-case form of bildungsroman
Translations
Every language
noun a type of novel
| Español | novela de aprendizaje, novela de formación |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 教養小説 kyōyōshōsetsu, ビルドゥングスロマーン birudunguzuromān |
| 中文 | 教育小說 /教育小说 jiàoyù xiǎoshuō, 教養小説 /教养小说 jiàoyǎng xiǎoshuō, 成長小説 /成长小说 chéngzhǎng xiǎoshuō |
| Français | roman d'apprentissage, bildungsroman |
| Deutsch | Bildungsroman |
| Tiếng Việt | bildungsroman |
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title = {bildungsroman},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bildungsroman},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
