novella
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Claire Keegan’s novella opens with a child on a journey and with a sense of unease.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
"Train Dreams," director Clint Bentley's adaptation of the Denis Johnson novella, follows a railroad worker and the transformation of the American northwest across the 20th century.
From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026
At first, Clint Bentley wasn’t sure if Adolpho Veloso would relate to “Train Dreams,” an adaptation of Denis Johnson’s 2011 novella.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
He’s the least of the problems with the film, based on the novella by Don Winslow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 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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