1. picaresque - Noun
2. picaresque - Adjective
3. picaresque - Adjective Satellite
Applied to that class of literature in which the principal personage is the Spanish picaro, meaning a rascal, a knave, a rogue, an adventurer.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI've always been fascinated by the picaresque. David Mamet
A turning point in the public's perception of the building art came with the publication of Frank Lloyd Wright's 'An Autobiography' of 1932, a picaresque narrative that captivated many who hadn't the slightest inkling of what architects actually did. Martin Filler
picaresque novels Source: Internet
waifs of the picaresque tradition Source: Internet
a picaresque hero Source: Internet
Another popular form was a collection of jests, jokes and funny situations attributed to a single character in a more connected, narrative form of the picaresque novel. Source: Internet