Phrases related to: picaresque novel

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a story written is shorter than a novel and longer than a fableable.	A story written is shorter than a novel and longer than a fable.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
blaze a trail	To set precedent or do something novel; to break new ground.	Rate it: (5.00 / 1 vote)
oat opera	A, film, or novel depicting adventures of characters in the American Old West; a western.	Rate it: (1.00 / 1 vote)
shoot 'em up	A short story, novel, television show, film, computer game, or other narrative which depicts considerable gunplay.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
there is nothing new under the sun	There is nothing truly novel in existence. Every new idea has some sort of precedent or echo from the past.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)
tilting at windmills	Tilting at windmills is an English idiom which means "attacking imaginary enemies", originating from Miguel de Cervantes' novel Don Quixote.	Rate it: (0.00 / 0 votes)