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Great Picaresque Novels - Page 3

A picaresque novel is defined as "a genre of usually satiric prose fiction; often humorous detail the adventures of a roguish hero of low social degree living by his or her wits in a corrupt society." in practical terms it has evolved into a novel, usually humorous, that involves travels and adventures of one or more misfits, innocents, non-conformists, or rogues in a world or society they don't belong to. This list begins with112 n of the "best examples " ( according to Goodreads), and then concludes with several of my own selections.
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The Unfortunate Traveller
The Unfortunate Traveller
81
The Adventures of Jonathan Corncob (Anonymous)
The Adventures of Jonathan Corncob
82
Anonymous
The Rum Diary (Hunter S. Thompson)
The Rum Diary
83
Hunter S. Thompson
Biting the Sun (Tanith Lee)
Biting the Sun
84
Tanith Lee
Rinconete E Cortadillo (Miguel De Cervantes)
Rinconete E Cortadillo
85
Miguel De Cervantes
I Libertine (Shepherd & Sturgeon)
I Libertine
86
Shepherd & Sturgeon
Electric Forest (Tanith Lee)
Electric Forest
87
Tanith Lee
Memoirs of the Life of Henriette-Sylvie De Moliere (Madame De Villedieu)
Memoirs of the Life of Henriette-Sylvie De Moliere
88
Madame De Villedieu
Mason & Dixon (Thomas Pynchon)
Mason & Dixon
89
Thomas Pynchon
Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship (J. W. Von Goethe)
Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship
90
J. W. Von Goethe
Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man (Thomas Mann)
Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man
91
Thomas Mann
Look Homeward, Angel (Thomas Wolfe)
Look Homeward, Angel
92
Thomas Wolfe
Here Lies Daniel Tate (Cristin Terrill)
Here Lies Daniel Tate
93
Cristin Terrill
The Turn of the Key (Ruth Ware)
The Turn of the Key
94
Ruth Ware
The Death of Mrs Westaway (Ruth Ware)
The Death of Mrs Westaway
95
Ruth Ware
Jakob Von Gunten (Robert Walser)
Jakob Von Gunten
96
Robert Walser
The Palm Wine Drinkard
The Palm Wine Drinkard
97
The Banquet Bug (Yan)
The Banquet Bug
98
Yan
KARIERA NIKODEMA DYZMY (Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz)
KARIERA NIKODEMA DYZMY
99
Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz
AMERIKA (Franz Kafka)
AMERIKA
100
Franz Kafka
Peregrine Pickle
Peregrine Pickle
101
The Confusion
The Confusion
102
Mother Courage (Von Grimmelshausen)
Mother Courage
103
Von Grimmelshausen
Big Money (P. G. Wodehouse)
Big Money
104
P. G. Wodehouse
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Scott Lynch)
The Lies of Locke Lamora
105
Scott Lynch
Among Thieves (Douglas Hulick)
Among Thieves
106
Douglas Hulick
Sandro of Chegem (Fasil Iskander)
Sandro of Chegem
107
Fasil Iskander
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
108
Ayn Rand
Tale of Hodja Nasreddin (Leonid Solovyov)
Tale of Hodja Nasreddin
109
Leonid Solovyov
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
110
Katherine Dunn
Red Seas Under Red Skies (Scott Lynch)
Red Seas Under Red Skies
111
Scott Lynch
Memórias De Um Sargento De Mílicias - Manoel Antônio De Almeida
Memórias De Um Sargento De Mílicias - Manoel Antônio De Almeida
112
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
113
Jack Kerouac
Another Roadside Attraction
Another Roadside Attraction
114
Sorrow Floats (Sandlin)
Sorrow Floats
115
Sandlin
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (Tom Robbins)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
116
Tom Robbins
Travels With My Aunt (Graham Green)
Travels With My Aunt
117
Graham Green
The Relic Master (Christopher Buckley)
The Relic Master
118
Christopher Buckley
The Einstein Intersection (Samuel R. Delany)
The Einstein Intersection
119
Samuel R. Delany
A Boy and His Dog (Harlan Ellison)
A Boy and His Dog
120
Harlan Ellison
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