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or novelle
as in stories
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 novellas
Stern has also published four collections of stories, four novellas, and two children’s books, all of them steeped in Jewish folklore.
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Cathleen Schine, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
For reading widely, there’s discovery to be had among novellas, which thanks to their short length can get away with being weird and different.
—Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
The plan, as outlined by Orsi in that February 2025 Deadline interview, is to adapt all three of the novellas in the Dunk and Egg collection across three total seasons.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
These are novellas that have existed for 30 years.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
However, the good news is that, according to Parker, his aim is for the series to follow Dunk and Egg down the long and winding road Martin has laid out for the entirety of their lives—both in his three existing novellas and an additional 12 outlines for still unpublished tales.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
Ahead of the season 1 finale, showrunner Ira Parker spoke with EW about staying true to the episodic nature of the novellas.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
Drawn from the next two novellas and the pages of A World of Ice and Fire, which details the fictional history of Westeros, here’s a rundown of what season one’s characters will get up to.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Nine more novels and novellas have been published since, with the books having been translated into more than 30 languages.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
Cathleen Schine, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
For reading widely, there’s discovery to be had among novellas, which thanks to their short length can get away with being weird and different.
—Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
The plan, as outlined by Orsi in that February 2025 Deadline interview, is to adapt all three of the novellas in the Dunk and Egg collection across three total seasons.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
These are novellas that have existed for 30 years.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
However, the good news is that, according to Parker, his aim is for the series to follow Dunk and Egg down the long and winding road Martin has laid out for the entirety of their lives—both in his three existing novellas and an additional 12 outlines for still unpublished tales.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
Ahead of the season 1 finale, showrunner Ira Parker spoke with EW about staying true to the episodic nature of the novellas.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026
Drawn from the next two novellas and the pages of A World of Ice and Fire, which details the fictional history of Westeros, here’s a rundown of what season one’s characters will get up to.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Nine more novels and novellas have been published since, with the books having been translated into more than 30 languages.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for novellas
Noun
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Inside the media center, rows of workstations equipped with laptops and charging points allow reporters to file stories.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Filmmakers have used the Civil War as a setting for many decades now, inspiring stories of epic military battles, romantic melodramas, and even satires, from sweeping Best Picture winners like Gone With the Wind (1939) to revisionist Westerns like Django Unchained (2012).—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Amid social turmoil, three intertwining tales of disillusioned misfits collide under the machinations of an all-seeing institution.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
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Unfortunately, these supernatural tales drop into the story as conveniences rather than as spiritual experiences.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Novellas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/novellas. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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