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novella

[noh-vel-uh] / noʊˈvɛl ə /


NOUN
short story
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Andy Serkis directs an animated, awkwardly contemporary adaptation of the anti-Stalinist novella featuring the voices of Seth Rogen, Glenn Close, Woody Harrelson and more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 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

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

"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

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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