1) German literature term 
A Künstlerroman (ˈkʏnstlɐ.ʁoˌmaːn; plural -ane), meaning `artist`s novel` in German, is a narrative about an artist`s growth to maturity. It may be classified as a specific sub-genre of Bildungsroman; such a work, usually a novel, tends to depict the conflicts of a sensitive youth against the values of a middle and upper class society o...