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The term, originally from German, translates to "novel of education" or "novel of formation" in English.

One of the foremost examples of this genre is Goethe's Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship . Other examples include Joyce's Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Henry Fielding's Tom Jones , and Charles Dickens's Great Expectations and David Copperfield. Moll Flanders and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn also contain elements of the Bildungsroman.

More contemporary examples are Iain Banks' novel The Crow Road, Ursula K. Le Guin's fantasy novel A Wizard of EarthseaA Wizard of Earthsea first published in 1968, is the first of a series of books written by Ursula K. Le Guin and set in her fantasy archipelago of Earthsea. The tale of the eponymous wizard after this, his first great adventure continues in The Tombs of A, Bryce CourtenayBryce Courtenay (b. Johannesburg, South Africa in 1933) is an author of novels. He spent most of his early years in a small village in the Lebombo Mountains. His novels are primarily set in either Australia, his adopted country, or South Africa, the count's The Power of OneThe Power of One is a bildungsroman written by Bryce Courtenay, first published in 1989. Set in 1930s and 1940s South Africa and later on in the story, Northern Rhodesia, it tells the story of a boy named Peekay. It is written from the first person perspe, John RingoJohn Ringo is an American science fiction and fantasy author. Popular subgenre: military science fiction. Publisher: Baen. Examples of his works are available on Baen Free Library. Books Legacy of the Aldenata Empire of Man with David Weber The Council Wa and David WeberDavid Weber is an American science fiction and fantasy author. In his stories, he creates a consistent and rationally explained technology and society. Even when dealing with fantasy themes, the magical powers are treated like another technology with supp's Empire of ManThe Empire of Man series is a collaboration between David Weber and John Ringo. It combines elements of space opera and military science fiction, while the villains are clearly a satire of modern-day extreme environmentalists such as Earth First. It also series, and J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the RyeThe Catcher in the Rye is a major and well-known novel written by J. Published in 1951, the novel remains controversial today (it was the 13th most frequently challenged book from 1990-2000, according to the American Library Association ) and its protagon.

See also: Künstlerroman