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The Best Bildungsroman (Coming-Of-Age) Novels - Page 2

A Bildungsroman is a literary genre that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood (coming of age), in which character change is extremely important. Basically, it's a novel where the protagonist doesn't just change, but grows up.
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The Green Years (A.J. Cronin)
The Green Years
41
A.J. Cronin
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
42
J.D. Salinger
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (C.S. Lewis)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
43
C.S. Lewis
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
44
Ralph Ellison
In the Castle of My Skin
In the Castle of My Skin
45
Goodbye, Columbus, Philip Roth
Goodbye, Columbus, Philip Roth
46
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
47
John Knowles
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
48
Harper Lee
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
49
Frank Herbert
The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
50
S.E. Hinton
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
51
Ursula K. Le Guin
Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolfo Anaya)
Bless Me, Ultima
52
Rudolfo Anaya
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
53
John Irving
The Discovery of Slowness (Sten Nadolny)
The Discovery of Slowness
54
Sten Nadolny
Bright Lights, Big City (Jay McInerney)
Bright Lights, Big City
55
Jay McInerney
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
56
Orson Scott Card
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
57
John Irving
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Jeanette Winterson)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
58
Jeanette Winterson
Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murakami)
Norwegian Wood
59
Haruki Murakami
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
60
John Irving
Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
Number the Stars
61
Lois Lowry
Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder)
Sophie's World
62
Jostein Gaarder
English Music (Peter Ackroyd)
English Music
63
Peter Ackroyd
The Gods Laugh on Mondays (Reza Khoshnazar)
The Gods Laugh on Mondays
64
Reza Khoshnazar
About a Boy (Nick Hornby)
About a Boy
65
Nick Hornby
Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter Series
66
J.K. Rowling
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
67
Stephen Chbosky
Persepolis (Marjane Satrapi)
Persepolis
68
Marjane Satrapi
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
69
Sue Monk Kidd
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
70
Khaled Hosseini
The Fortress of Solitude (Jonathan Lethem)
The Fortress of Solitude
71
Jonathan Lethem
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Never Let Me Go
72
Kazuo Ishiguro
Looking for Alaska (John Green)
Looking for Alaska
73
John Green
Indecision (Benjamin Kunkel)
Indecision
74
Benjamin Kunkel
Black Swan Green (David Mitchell)
Black Swan Green
75
David Mitchell
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Sherman Alexie)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
76
Sherman Alexie
Indignation (Philip Roth)
Indignation
77
Philip Roth
Submarine
Submarine
78
Breath (Tim Winton)
Breath
79
Tim Winton
Paper Towns (John Green)
Paper Towns
80
John Green
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