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a work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel
pressed for time, many English teachers have their students read the one novella among the novelist's works
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Her 1995 debut novel, When the World Was Steady, and her 2001 collection of novellas, The Hunters, were both named finalists for the prestigious Pen/Faulkner Award.
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
The titular character of Sheridan Le Fanu’s gothic novella was introduced to the world in 1872, putting her in circulation 25 years before Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
In Queer’s final act, the film’s romance concludes in a manner that avoids betraying the premise, taking the audience on an ayahuasca journey, and providing a fitting tribute to the novella’s complex author.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Nov. 2024
The character made its debut in Wells’ 2017 novella, All Systems Red.
—Meghan Herbst, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
The titular character of Sheridan Le Fanu’s gothic novella was introduced to the world in 1872, putting her in circulation 25 years before Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
In Queer’s final act, the film’s romance concludes in a manner that avoids betraying the premise, taking the audience on an ayahuasca journey, and providing a fitting tribute to the novella’s complex author.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Nov. 2024
The character made its debut in Wells’ 2017 novella, All Systems Red.
—Meghan Herbst, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Novella.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/novella. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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