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novella

[noh-vel-uh] / noʊˈvɛl ə /


NOUN
short story
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Editora 34 publishing house told AFP that its sales of the novella, one of Dostoevsky's earliest works, had jumped 463 percent year-on-year.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Greta Lee and Edmund Donovan star alongside the actor in this adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler’s novella about a group of intellectuals fascinated with a once-celebrated writer who now works at a post office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Based on his 1997 children’s novella, this economical piece of autofiction chronicles a life-changing cross-country flight in 1962 from Travolta’s childhood home in New Jersey to the sunny streets of Los Angeles.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026

It’s astonishing that Mr. Ozon is the first to make a French film of the novella, which previously yielded only two feature versions, one Italian and the other Turkish.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026

As you must know, it would be unusual for us to publish a complete novella by an unknown writer, or for that matter a well-established one.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

These three novellas were written in the 1920s, after the fall of the empire, and in their baroque translation by John Batki they cast back upon bygone times with wistfulness, charm and winking humor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

Martin’s Dunk and Egg novellas also questions whether who inherit rulership deserve that duty, reflecting their cravenness in shining gleam of its heroes’ virtue.

From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026

The moment in question could be a big deal for some fans of Martin’s novellas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2026

Based on the “Tales of Dunk and Egg,” novellas by author George R.R.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026

Separated but by half a century the cantos are the antipodes of the novellas.

From Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern by Edgar Saltus

Included in the novel's 496-page sweep are three brilliant novelle: Ensign Woodbridge's encounter with the hypocritical missionaries, the story of the Irish monk and the satanic trader, Parker, and Seaman O'Connell on a berserk rampage.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Italian novelle emphasized situation, but had little natural dialogue and still less characterization.

From An Introduction to Shakespeare by H. N. MacCracken

The exaggerated generosity of Constantino might be paralleled from hundreds of novelle.

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by John Addington Symonds

I went one day with a friend of mine to a pique-nique party at the Cascino, where a laughable adventure occurred perfectly in the stile of the novelle of Boccacio.

From After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 by Major W. E Frye

"A few novelle, dealing with court-life; but chiefly verses," answered I. "And with these verses—what have you done?"

From The Shame of Motley: being the memoir of certain transactions in the life of Lazzaro Biancomonte, of Biancomonte, sometime fool of the court of Pesaro by Rafael Sabatini


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