Home›Satirical and Picaresque Fiction›Length BandBrowse ByLength BandFactsLength BandSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1554 1Length BandShort (Under 100 Pages)Length Band4 entriesNovelLength Band33 entriesEpic (Over 600 Pages)Length Band3 entriesSources1. 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.