Kokkeibon is a genre and type of early modern Japanese novel that emerged late in the Edo period during the nineteenth century. As a genre it depicted the comical behavior found in the daily lives of ordinary commoners.
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was a genre and type of early modern Japanese novel
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1. Kokkeibon - Wikipedia
Definition
early modern Japanese novel
Notable Examples
Jippensha Ikku's Tokaidochu Hizakurige (1802-1822) is identified as the first representative novel
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It came into being late in the Edo period during the 19th century.
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