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novella

[noh-vel-uh] / noʊˈvɛl ə /


NOUN
short story
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In Birgitta Trotzig’s novella, a young woman’s toughness in the face of poverty and heartbreak sets her apart from her village peers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Inspired by a novella by Soviet physicist Georgy Demidov, who chronicled his own harrowing experiences in the gulag from the late 1930s until the early 1950s, “Two Prosecutors” unfolds with ominous efficiency.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

One thing to know: This Sundance Film Festival hit about the life and sorrows of a logger in early 20th-century America is based on a novella by Denis Johnson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

“Breakfast at Tiffany’s” is adapted from Truman Capote’s novella by the same name.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Not since her week in Primrose Hill, typing out the novella, and what a foolish excitement that seemed now.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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