Künstlerroman

UK/ˈkʊnstləɹəʊˌmɑːn/

noun

A novel whose central character is an artist of any kind, and which shows his or her development from childhood to maturity.

OriginGerman Künstlerroman →
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Meanings

nounKünstlerroman (plural Künstlerromane or Künstlerromans)

plural Künstlerromane · plural Künstlerromans

  1. literatureA novel whose central character is an artist of any kind, and which shows his or her development from childhood to maturity.

Origin

  1. GermanKünstlerroman
  2. EnglishKünstlerroman

Borrowed from German Künstlerroman.

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Translations

German Künstlerroman
  • Künstlerromannovel whose central character is an artist of any kind, and which shows his or her development from childhood to maturity
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Chicago

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