picaresque novel
type of literature, usually involves a lower-class young protagonist, on his own, often making a journey
en-GB/ˌpɪkəˈɹɛsk ˈnɒvl/
en-US/ˌpɪkəˈɹɛsk ˈnɑvəl/
type of literature, usually involves a lower-class young protagonist, on his own, often making a journey