oggbashan
Dying Truth seeker
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I liked this word immediately, even though I have never encountered it before;
roman-fleuve - noun a distinctively French novel in the form of a long, usually easygoing, chronicle of a family, community or other social group
The French have other words for particular styles of novels such as:
roman policier = detective story often with a policeman as the detective e.g. Maigret.
roman à quatre sous = penny dreadful
roman noir = thriller
roman à thèse = novel with a message
roman d'aventures = adventure
roman de moeurs = social novel
roman cyclique = saga