Thesaurus results for NOVELLA

novella

noun

nō-ˈve-lə

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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Recent Examples of novella But this world premiere from writer Ashley Robinson at Chicago Shakespeare Theater actually is based on the source novella by Annie Proulx. —

Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026 India has deep literary traditions in several regional languages, and this delicious novella, translated from Kannada, is a perfect amuse-bouche. —

The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 May 2026 Can wrote her first novella, Yellow Mud Street (1987), at her sewing machine in between taking care of customers. —

René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026 Kent has also written the screenplay which is adapted from a 1973 science fiction novella by American writer James Tiptree, Jr (real name Alice B Sheldon). —

Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for novella

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Noun

However, the demise of a similar project in Serbia offers a cautionary tale.

— Zana Cimili, Fortune, 12 June 2026
One morning earlier this week, Thomas Lupo, the president and CEO of the American Wood Column Corporation, was in his office regaling two young entrepreneurs with tales of his 110-year-old family business.

— Anne Kadet, Curbed, 12 June 2026