Home›The Novel and Its Forms›Defining Trait›Intended ReadershipBrowse ByIntended ReadershipFactsIntended ReadershipSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1605 1Intended ReadershipFilter Results9 entriesGenre FamilyAllJapanese Novel Traditions (2)Western Literary Novel Forms (1)Youth and School Fiction (6)GroupAllJapanese Novel Traditions (2)Western Literary Novel Forms (1)Youth and School Fiction (6)Place of OriginAllFrance (1)Germany (2)Japan (2)United States (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 9BackfischromanIntended ReadershipChildren LiteratureIntended ReadershipGay Teen FictionIntended ReadershipJoseiIntended ReadershipLight NovelIntended ReadershipNew Adult FictionIntended ReadershipPicture BookIntended ReadershipPopular Novel in FranceIntended ReadershipYoung Adult Romance LiteratureIntended ReadershipSources1. Novel (Wikipedia)tier 2Wikimedia Foundation (Wikipedia)Novel, lead section, Cervantes 1605 sentence (genre)Quote, Novel, lead section, Cervantes 1605 sentence (genre)Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote (the first part of which was published in 1605), is frequently cited as the first significant European novelist of the modern era.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.