Picaresque Books

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Don Quixote Don Quixote (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.91 — 300,396 ratings — published 1615
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Candide Candide (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.76 — 297,291 ratings — published 1759
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A Confederacy of Dunces A Confederacy of Dunces (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.89 — 294,205 ratings — published 1980
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,326,035 ratings — published 1884
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La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes La vida de Lazarillo de Tormes (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.50 — 32,449 ratings — published 1554
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Moll Flanders Moll Flanders (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.52 — 48,317 ratings — published 1722
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The Adventures of Augie March The Adventures of Augie March (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.84 — 18,788 ratings — published 1953
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Dead Souls Dead Souls (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.98 — 94,413 ratings — published 1842
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The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.75 — 34,152 ratings — published 1749
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,005,237 ratings — published 1876
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The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as picaresque)
avg rating 4.30 — 332,779 ratings — published 2006
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Barry Lyndon Barry Lyndon (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.62 — 2,819 ratings — published 1844
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The Golden Ass The Golden Ass (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.85 — 16,905 ratings — published 159
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Under the Net Under the Net (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.78 — 16,168 ratings — published 1954
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The White Tiger The White Tiger (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.77 — 201,091 ratings — published 2008
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Kim Kim (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.70 — 39,650 ratings — published 1901
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The Good Soldier Švejk The Good Soldier Švejk (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as picaresque)
avg rating 4.10 — 20,740 ratings — published 1921
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as picaresque)
avg rating 4.06 — 373,761 ratings — published 1971
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Simplicissimus Simplicissimus (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.72 — 2,744 ratings — published 1669
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Joseph Andrews (Dover Thrift Editions) Joseph Andrews (Dover Thrift Editions)
by (shelved 13 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.28 — 6,009 ratings — published 1742
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Vanity Fair Vanity Fair (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.81 — 132,483 ratings — published 1847
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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.73 — 22,862 ratings — published 1767
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The Adventures of Gil Blas The Adventures of Gil Blas (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.80 — 378 ratings — published 1715
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The Pickwick Papers The Pickwick Papers (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.85 — 31,714 ratings — published 1837
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The Tin Drum The Tin Drum (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.95 — 46,303 ratings — published 1959
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Tropic of Cancer (Tropic, #1) Tropic of Cancer (Tropic, #1)
by (shelved 10 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.66 — 77,183 ratings — published 1934
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Roderick Random Roderick Random (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.48 — 1,296 ratings — published 1748
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The Canterbury Tales The Canterbury Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.52 — 235,873 ratings — published 1400
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The Sot-Weed Factor The Sot-Weed Factor (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as picaresque)
avg rating 4.12 — 7,677 ratings — published 1960
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The Manuscript Found in Saragossa The Manuscript Found in Saragossa (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as picaresque)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,099 ratings — published 1847
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Historia de la vida del Buscón Historia de la vida del Buscón (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.60 — 3,693 ratings — published 1626
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The Expedition of Humphry Clinker The Expedition of Humphry Clinker (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.43 — 3,542 ratings — published 1771
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The Twelve Chairs The Twelve Chairs (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as picaresque)
avg rating 4.39 — 24,270 ratings — published 1928
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The Sisters Brothers The Sisters Brothers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.85 — 102,257 ratings — published 2011
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The Ginger Man The Ginger Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.61 — 11,162 ratings — published 1955
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Little Big Man Little Big Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as picaresque)
avg rating 4.27 — 8,767 ratings — published 1964
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The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.40 — 776 ratings — published 1751
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Lazarillo de Tormes and The Swindler: Two Spanish Picaresque Novels Lazarillo de Tormes and The Swindler: Two Spanish Picaresque Novels (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.62 — 1,196 ratings — published 1969
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The Decameron The Decameron (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.88 — 43,034 ratings — published 1349
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Journey to the End of the Night Journey to the End of the Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as picaresque)
avg rating 4.18 — 46,904 ratings — published 1932
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The Satyricon The Satyricon (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.78 — 9,540 ratings — published 60
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Flashman (The Flashman Papers, #1) Flashman (The Flashman Papers, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as picaresque)
avg rating 4.05 — 15,774 ratings — published 1969
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Jonathan Wild Jonathan Wild (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.40 — 600 ratings — published 1743
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The Count of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as picaresque)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,003,995 ratings — published 1846
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Baudolino Baudolino (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.80 — 25,114 ratings — published 2000
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Gulliver’s Travels Gulliver’s Travels (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.59 — 295,822 ratings — published 1726
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Norwood Norwood (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.85 — 4,615 ratings — published 1966
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Oreo Oreo (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.62 — 3,976 ratings — published 1974
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as picaresque)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,463,436 ratings — published 1969
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Martin Chuzzlewit Martin Chuzzlewit (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as picaresque)
avg rating 3.83 — 16,924 ratings — published 1844
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Daniel Kehlmann
“What should he do if word went around that in his throne room hung a magic picture that only the highborn could see, but he couldn't? Of course there was no picture there, it had been one of the fool's jokes, but now that the canvas hung there, it had developed its own power.”
Daniel Kehlmann, Tyll