Bildungsroman

Example Sentences

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Her conclusion — “I hadn’t learned anything at all” — was a withering punchline for a book disguised as a bildungsroman.

From Washington Post

The unusually wide-angle perspective may owe something to the fact that the main character, slightly older than the Bildungsroman norm, has a lot of experiential miles behind him.

From Washington Post

A bildungsroman set in late-maturing middle age, the series is plainly built around Beth’s halting journey toward mental and physical health.

From Los Angeles Times

Love stories become interesting to Ferrante at the moment when a character falls out of love; mysteries gain intrigue when she understands that the puzzle won’t be solved; a bildungsroman strikes her as satisfactory “when it’s clear that no one will be built.”

From New York Times

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