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novelette

noun

ˌnä-və-ˈlet

Definition of novelette

as in novella

a work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel bought a collection of his novels and novelettes

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Recent Examples of novelette Alfred Hitchcock turned one of Woolrich’s novelettes into Rear Window, for which Woolrich was paid the grand sum of $650. — Sam Kashner, Air Mail, 12 Apr. 2025 The next year, Hao Jingfang became the first Chinese woman to win a Hugo, for her novelette Folding Beijing. — Yi-Ling Liu, Wired, 9 Mar. 2021 Flash fiction, short stories, and novelettes don’t usually get the same amount of attention as their longer counterparts, which is a shame. — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, 15 Nov. 2018

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Heti took years’ worth of personal diaries, got a computer to arrange the sentences in alphabetical order, and then, without tampering with the order, winnowed the material to the length of a novella.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 10 Nov. 2026
In August, Arinzé Kene (Misty) performs in the one-man show Kohlhaas, an adaptation of the novella Michael Kohlhaas by Marco Baliani and Remo Rostagno, translated and directed by Omar Elerian, originally produced by Brighton Festival.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of novella

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Amused, the actor offered a gentle lesson in mixing the perfect vodka and orange juice—just one of countless tales this legendary hotel has collected over nearly a century.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
From this banal beginning, Gray launches a tale of fear and violence, criminal conspiracies and paranoia.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of tale

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The Observer requested those findings, but the district did not provide them in response to questions for this story.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2026
The Sentinel has also had to enlist lawyers to fend off threats from state officials who tried to stop us from publishing stories twice in just the last 18 months.

— Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2026

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