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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Place of Origin Notable Example In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, originated there.
Sources
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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