Can you help me ?

[LEGION]

Hi all

Can you help me please

What do we mean by Realist Novel?

generally

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[Pensive]

Do you mean "realistic novel?"

The simplest definition will be a novel which is based on reality (reality means facts), is called a realistic novel.

[bazarov]

Belinskiy, the greatest theoretician of realism would say:'' Typical men in typical situation!''

[mtpspur]

The term as I understand it a story in which the tale is told in such a manner as an insurance claims adjuster or police report would tell it--just the facts--no embroidery--no layers. Have found this stuff dull as doing dishes trying for brownie points with the wife who's been on to that trick for years.

[ellen c]

A type of novel that places a strong emphasis on the truthful representation of the actual world

[aeroport]

I'm thinking it's a novel whose significance derives from the real and actual - if not necessarily the "ordinary" - rather than from whacked-out turns of events that are basically determined by the author's whim. I think the literature people categorize like this tends to have a stronger emphasis on character than, say, plot or scenario. I must again default to Henry James; that's sort of what he did, if you need examples.

[bazarov]

If you need an example, works of Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Hugo...

[miss tenderness]

you can search on Realism,you're gonna find plenty of books and websites.

Realist novels are kind of modern novels and one of the most famous writers for such novels is: Virginia Wolf,you can read her To the LightHouse to see how realist novels work.