Novella
noun
A short novel or a long short story.
The author's latest novella explores the complexities of adolescent life in a small town.
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- write a novella
- award-winning novella
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Literary
noun
A short novel or a long short story.
The author's latest novella explores the complexities of adolescent life in a small town.
Often appears as...
- write a novella
- award-winning novella
Usage tips
Literary
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Pro Tip 1/3Length Matters
A novella is shorter than a novel but longer than a short story, typically between 20,000 to 50,000 words.
I finished reading the novella in one sitting, as it was only 100 pages long.
Pro Tip 2/3Narrative Depth
Novellas often focus on a single conflict, fewer characters, and aim for a more focused, deeper narrative than short stories.
The novella delved deeply into the protagonist's inner struggle.
Pro Tip 3/3Literary Prestige
Novellas are respected in literature, they can win awards and are often seen as a confluence of artistic brevity and depth.
Her novella won a prestigious literary award for its succinct and powerful storytelling.
Pro Tip 1/3Length Matters
A novella is shorter than a novel but longer than a short story, typically between 20,000 to 50,000 words.
I finished reading the novella in one sitting, as it was only 100 pages long.
Pro Tip 2/3Narrative Depth
Novellas often focus on a single conflict, fewer characters, and aim for a more focused, deeper narrative than short stories.
The novella delved deeply into the protagonist's inner struggle.
Pro Tip 3/3Literary Prestige
Novellas are respected in literature, they can win awards and are often seen as a confluence of artistic brevity and depth.
Her novella won a prestigious literary award for its succinct and powerful storytelling.
Pro Tip 1/3Length Matters
A novella is shorter than a novel but longer than a short story, typically between 20,000 to 50,000 words.
I finished reading the novella in one sitting, as it was only 100 pages long.
Pro Tip 2/3Narrative Depth
Novellas often focus on a single conflict, fewer characters, and aim for a more focused, deeper narrative than short stories.
The novella delved deeply into the protagonist's inner struggle.
Pro Tip 3/3Literary Prestige
Novellas are respected in literature, they can win awards and are often seen as a confluence of artistic brevity and depth.
Her novella won a prestigious literary award for its succinct and powerful storytelling.
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Titan of terror: the...
but left instead to the dark depths of our imagination. Lovecraft’s dozens of short stories, novellas, and poems often take place in the same fictional continuity, with recurring characters, locations, and mythologies. At first glance,
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Nnedi Okorafor: Sci-fi...
is accepted into the finest university in the galaxy, planets away? What if she decides to go? This is an excerpt from my "Binti" novella I powered up the transporter and said a silent prayer.
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Titan of terror: the...
but left instead to the dark depths of our imagination. Lovecraft’s dozens of short stories, novellas, and poems often take place in the same fictional continuity, with recurring characters, locations, and mythologies. At first glance,
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Nnedi Okorafor: Sci-fi...
is accepted into the finest university in the galaxy, planets away? What if she decides to go? This is an excerpt from my "Binti" novella I powered up the transporter and said a silent prayer.
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Kelley Armstrong
Canadian Writer
The first piece of 'long' fiction I wrote was a novella parody of Stephen King's 'Christine.' I was in high school, and my version was about a kid with a possessed locker instead of a possessed car. It was also my first attempt at humour, which fell completely flat because no one who read it realized it was a parody!
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Antonio Munoz Molina
Spanish Writer
When I write short fiction or novellas, I like to leave a hint of the fantastic, of the unreal. If you write a completely fantastic novel with ghosts and everything, the effect is less powerful than if you portray an absolutely realistic situation and, in the middle of this, you put a layer of fantasy, of mystery.
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Susan Hill
English Author
I've never written poetry. I'm not a poet, but I think the nearest you get is either the short story or the novella, in that you can't waste a word. There is no hiding place: everything's got to be seen to relate, and the prose counts.
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Jodie Turner-Smith
British Model
I read the 'Nightflyers' novella and knowing that it was something that had been written by George R.R. Martin, knowing how those stories kind of go, I was really curious to see what happened to my character in the source material.
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Julie Gonzalo
Argentinian Actress
I admire a lot of Spanish filmmakers and actors. I grew up watching a lot of Spanish films and novellas, and there's just so much talent out there.
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Jencarlos Canela
American Actor
I only respond to Telemundo when it's about novellas, in regards to music or movies they have nothing to do with it; that's mine.
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Lynne Ramsay
Scottish Director
I love movies like 'The Postman Always Rings Twice' that are based on short novellas.
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Hisham Matar
American Writer
Ivan Turgenev's novella 'First Love' is one of the most perfect things ever written.
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Jim Harrison
American Writer
I write novellas because I don't like loose sprawling prose.
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Ian Mcewan
British Author
If I could write the perfect novella I would die happy.
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Kelley Armstrong
Canadian Writer
The first piece of 'long' fiction I wrote was a novella parody of Stephen King's 'Christine.' I was in high school, and my version was about a kid with a possessed locker instead of a possessed car. It was also my first attempt at humour, which fell completely flat because no one who read it realized it was a parody!
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Antonio Munoz Molina
Spanish Writer
When I write short fiction or novellas, I like to leave a hint of the fantastic, of the unreal. If you write a completely fantastic novel with ghosts and everything, the effect is less powerful than if you portray an absolutely realistic situation and, in the middle of this, you put a layer of fantasy, of mystery.
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Susan Hill
English Author
I've never written poetry. I'm not a poet, but I think the nearest you get is either the short story or the novella, in that you can't waste a word. There is no hiding place: everything's got to be seen to relate, and the prose counts.
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Jodie Turner-Smith
British Model
I read the 'Nightflyers' novella and knowing that it was something that had been written by George R.R. Martin, knowing how those stories kind of go, I was really curious to see what happened to my character in the source material.
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Julie Gonzalo
Argentinian Actress
I admire a lot of Spanish filmmakers and actors. I grew up watching a lot of Spanish films and novellas, and there's just so much talent out there.
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Jencarlos Canela
American Actor
I only respond to Telemundo when it's about novellas, in regards to music or movies they have nothing to do with it; that's mine.
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Lynne Ramsay
Scottish Director
I love movies like 'The Postman Always Rings Twice' that are based on short novellas.
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Hisham Matar
American Writer
Ivan Turgenev's novella 'First Love' is one of the most perfect things ever written.
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Jim Harrison
American Writer
I write novellas because I don't like loose sprawling prose.
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Ian Mcewan
British Author
If I could write the perfect novella I would die happy.
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