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In genre studies, a coming-of-age story is a genre of literature, theatre, film, and video game that focuses on the growth of a protagonist from childhood to adulthood, or "coming of age". Coming-of-age stories tend to emphasize dialogue or internal monologue over action and are often set in the past. The subjects of coming-of-age stories are ...
- List of coming-of-age stories
Coming-of-age stories focus on the growth of a protagonist...
- Bildungsroman
A bildungsroman is a growing up or "coming of age" of a...
- List of coming-of-age stories
- To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee.
- On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous Ocean Vuong.
- Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë.
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Mark Twain.
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Everybody has to grow up sometime — and the books on this list show that it can happen in surprising ways. We’ve hand-picked the very best of the genre to bring you seventy must-read coming-of-age books.
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Aug 26, 2019 · When you’re young, you don’t measure time in calendar years—you measure it in school years. So, as we embark on a new one, the Literary Hub office put their heads together to consider some of the greatest coming-of-age novels ever written, for discussing in the halls and reading under the covers.
Mar 31, 2021 · Haruki Murakami, Dodie Smith and J.D. Salinger explore the highs and lows of teenage life in these classic coming-of-age tales, selected by you. 01 April 2021. Image: Alicia Fernandes / Penguin. Coming-of-age novels aren’t necessarily about age.
