as in tale
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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The titular novella follows restless loggers who plan a wintertime dance, on the condition that some of them attend as women.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Lee Chang-dong adopts a novella by Haruki Murakami into a riveting dissection of class and gender in modern Korea.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025
Brianne Gillen’s novella, My Favorite Leopard, combines the glamor of Old Hollywood with a romance between actress/shifter Lina Leonard and animal trainer Tony Benson.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
The novella draws inspiration from all-time classic Bringing Up Baby, which puts paleontologist David Huxley (Cary Grant) in the path of wacky heiress Susan Vance (Katharine Hepburn) and her pet leopard, Baby.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Lee Chang-dong adopts a novella by Haruki Murakami into a riveting dissection of class and gender in modern Korea.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025
Brianne Gillen’s novella, My Favorite Leopard, combines the glamor of Old Hollywood with a romance between actress/shifter Lina Leonard and animal trainer Tony Benson.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
The novella draws inspiration from all-time classic Bringing Up Baby, which puts paleontologist David Huxley (Cary Grant) in the path of wacky heiress Susan Vance (Katharine Hepburn) and her pet leopard, Baby.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Novella.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/novella. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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