Home›Satirical and Picaresque Fiction›All Satirical and Picaresque FictionBrowse ByAll Satirical and Picaresque FictionReference and ClassificationVerifiedFiction organized around satire, the picaresque rogue's-progress narrative, the absurd, or a framing device that gathers many tales into one, including the maqama form. Belongs here: satirical prose and verse, the picaresque novel, absurdist narrative and the great frame-tale collections. 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Picaresque Novel (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia Foundation (Wikipedia)Picaresque novel, lead section, Lazarillo de Tormes origin sentenceQuote, Picaresque novel, lead section, Lazarillo de Tormes origin sentenceThe picaresque genre began with the Spanish novel Lazarillo de Tormes (1554), which was published anonymously during the Spanish Golden Age because of its anticlerical content.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.