What is another word for novella?

Pronunciation: [nɒvˈɛlə] (IPA)

A novella is a narrative work of fiction characterized by its length and thematic complexity. Other terms that can be used to refer to a novella include novelette, short novel, long story, and mini-novel. A novelette is a less frequently used synonym for novella and is typically used to describe a work that is shorter than a novella but longer than a short story. Short novel is another synonym frequently used for novellas which refers to a novel that has a smaller number of pages. Additionally, long story and mini-novel are also commonly used to describe this type of literature.

What are the hypernyms for Novella?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Novella

Both the novella and the epic might be classed as "histories," and "histories" were valuable because they aided the reader in the actual conduct of life.
"Early Theories of Translation"
Flora Ross Amos
The Italian novella, of course, admits wild passions and extravagant crimes: but the general tone of it is bourgeois-at any rate domestic.
"The English Novel"
George Saintsbury
The series forms, in fact, a painted novella of monastic life; its petty jealousies, its petty trials, its tribulations and temptations, and its indescribably petty miracles.
"Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Vol III."
John Symonds

Famous quotes with Novella

  • The key to this collaboration - which we undertook after much deliberation - was to stretch creatively. New characters, new locales, new form (the novella).
    Jonathan Kellerman
  • Matter of fact, the first three or four chapters are all some of you might want to bother with. That gets you to page 123 or so, which is a nice length, a nice novella sort of length.
    Dave Eggers

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