realistic novel

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• Firecrackers. A Realistic Novel — (1925), by Carl Van Vechten: Of the four (out of seven) novels that deal directly with what Carl Van Vechten called the splendid drunken twenties in New York, Firecrackers was published at the heart of the period and comes closest to depicting… …   Wikipedia

• realistic — realistically, adv. /ree euh lis tik/, adj. 1. interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner. 2. pertaining to, characterized by, or given to the representation in… …   Universalium

• realistic — re•al•is•tic [[t]ˌri əˈlɪs tɪk[/t]] adj. 1) concerned with or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate[/ex] 2) characterized by or given to the representation in literature or art of things as they really are: a realistic… …   From formal English to slang

• realistic — adjective /ˌɹiːjəˈlɪstɪk/ a) Expressed or represented as being accurate. A realistic appraisal of the situation. b) Relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were. A realistic novel about the… …   Wiktionary

• realistic — /riəˈlɪstɪk/ (say reeuh listik) adjective 1. interested in or concerned with what is real or practical. 2. taking a practical rather than a moral view in human problems, etc. 3. relating to, characterised by, or given to the representation in… …  

• novel — novel1 novellike, adj. /nov euhl/, n. 1. a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes. 2. (formerly) novella (def. 1). [1560 70; …   Universalium

• Novel — For other uses, see Novel (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Novell. New novels in a Oldenburg bookshop, February 2009 …   Wikipedia

• realistic — adj. 1 showing acceptance of the facts of a situation VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ keep sth ▪ Try to keep your ambitions realistic. ADVERB ▪ extremely …   Collocations dictionary

• picaresque novel — Early form of the novel, usually a first person narrative, relating the episodic adventures of a rogue or lowborn adventurer (Spanish, pícaro). The hero drifts from place to place and from one social milieu to another in an effort to survive. The …   Universalium

• Louis Lambert (novel) — Louis Lambert is an 1832 novel by French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850), included in the Études philosophiques section of his novel sequence La Comédie humaine . Set mostly in a school at Vendôme, it examines the life and… …   Wikipedia

• Sophie's Choice (novel) — infobox Book | name = Sophie s Choice title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = William Styron cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = Random House release date =… …   Wikipedia