novella
a tale or short story of the type contained in the Decameron of Boccaccio.
a fictional prose narrative that is longer and more complex than a short story; a short novel.
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How to use novella in a sentence
They both fit into a coat’s oversized pocket, just the size of a paperback novella.
The novella that lends its title to this collection centers on two women exchanging increasingly disturbing messages in a chatroom.
Let’s talk about science fiction and horror by new, promising writers | Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Lavie Tidhar | August 4, 2022 | Washington PostIn the first section of this novella, a paralegal, also, named David Bingham, lives with his wealthy lover, also named Charles Griffith.
Originally begun in 1967, with the novella Weyr Search, the series ballooned to more than 25 novels and multiple compilations of short stories and novellas.
8 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books That Deserve a Screen Adaptation | Leigh Butler | February 3, 2022 | TimeThe original film was directed by Clive Barker adapting his own novella "The Hellbound Heart."
Hellraiser Reboot Casts Female Pinhead | noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) | October 7, 2021 | TechCrunch
And in some ways [the novella at the end of the collection] “Jack and the Mad Dog” just sort of set me free.
Morgan, beamed in as ever from a planet far from ours, delivered a mini-novella, dedicated to these people being “part of me.”
‘The Real Housewives of New York City’ Loses a Leg in Sixth-Season Finale | Tim Teeman | July 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI see my novella as being part of that—as part of the social discourse.
The Surprisingly Good Flight 370 Novel: Author Scott Maka Defends His Controversial Book | Tim Teeman | June 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI tried to make that clear in the author's note at the start of the novella, but it seems that I was not emphatic enough.
The Surprisingly Good Flight 370 Novel: Author Scott Maka Defends His Controversial Book | Tim Teeman | June 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe surprise is that the 127-page novella is far from terrible and creepy.
The Surprisingly Good Flight 370 Novel: Author Scott Maka Defends His Controversial Book | Tim Teeman | June 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUna novella boccaccesca in azione nel secolo xv, p. 419 et seq.
Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study | Edward HuttonLandau, M., La novella di messer Torello e le sue attinenze mitiche e leggendarie, in Giornale stor.
Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study | Edward HuttonThe most remarkable exception is Santa Maria novella, which has an elaborate facing of black and white marble.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. II (of 3) | George EliotIn other words the novella was actually (though still in miniature) a novel in nature as well as in name.
The English Novel | George SaintsburyRinaldo agreed, and marched with all his company to S. Maria novella.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa | Edward Hutton
British Dictionary definitions for novella
/ (nəʊˈvɛlə) /
(formerly) a short narrative tale, esp a popular story having a moral or satirical point, such as those in Boccaccio's Decameron
a short novel; novelette
Origin of novella
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