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roman-fleuve

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ro·man-fleuve  (r-mäflv)
n. pl. ro·mans-fleuves (r-mäflv)
A long novel, often in many volumes, chronicling the history of several generations of a family, community, or other group and often presenting an overall view of society during a particular epoch. Also called saga novel.
[French : roman, novel + fleuve, river.]
roman-fleuve French [rɔmɑ̃flœv]
n pl romans-fleuves [rɔmɑ̃flœv]
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a novel or series of novels dealing with a family or other group over several generations
[literally: stream novel]
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by JK Rowling In the third part of the Potter roman-fleuve, Peter Pettigrew pretends that Sirius Black has killed him, cutting off one of his own fingers to make it seem that the rest of him has been blasted to atoms.
Ten of the best fake deaths by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
His fiction emulated the now-also-defunct French genre of the roman-fleuve or literary river, once exemplified by the work of Jules Romains, in which a group of characters is followed through the passage of decades.
A literary river by Schwartz, Stephen / New Criterion
I encouraged him mightily with his roman-fleuve, almost flogging him through the five volumes he completed.
ROBERT RUBENS 1937--1998: A MEMOIR by Hills, C. A. R. / Contemporary Review
 
 
 
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