GRE Subject Test: Literature in English : Contexts of British Prose

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Example Question #61 : Contexts Of British Prose

What genre of novel is Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit?

Possible Answers:

magic realism

mythopoeia

suspense

roman à clef

bildungsroman

Correct answer:

bildungsroman

Explanation:

Another term for a coming-of-age novel is a bildungsroman. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1985) concerns the coming-of-age of its lesbian protagonist, Jeanette.

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