plural novellas or novelle
nō-ˈve-lē 
1
plural novelle
: a story with a compact and pointed plot
2
plural novellas
: a work of fiction intermediate in length and complexity between a short story and a novel
Examples of novella in a Sentence
pressed for time, many English teachers have their students read the one novella among the novelist's works
Recent Examples on the Web
Now the best-selling author of over 60 novels and novellas, as well as 12 short story collections and five works of nonfiction, King has been terrifying readers for generations, and shows no signs of stopping anytime soon.
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Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
Loosely adapting a 1903 Henry James novella, Bonello fractures the story to take place in three time periods: Paris in 1910, Los Angeles in 2014 and back to Paris in 2044.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
How was Life of Chuck, based on Stephen King’s novella?
Magical.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
The Dunk and Egg novellas that this new spinoff is based on are some of my favorite bits in the whole Westerosi catalogue.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
While Cahan’s novella canted toward Jake’s perspective, Rothstein’s play is an unabashedly feminist-forward retelling.
—Rhoda Feng, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
This veteran Texas troubadour is a masterful musical storyteller whose best songs are evocative enough to be novellas.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
Following its success in 2013, the author pair went on to expand the series into five books and five related novellas, and have since published more than 30 books, including Love & Other Words and The Unhoneymooners.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
Recommendations Kate recommends the novella Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler.
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2024
Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
Loosely adapting a 1903 Henry James novella, Bonello fractures the story to take place in three time periods: Paris in 1910, Los Angeles in 2014 and back to Paris in 2044.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
How was Life of Chuck, based on Stephen King’s novella?
Magical.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
The Dunk and Egg novellas that this new spinoff is based on are some of my favorite bits in the whole Westerosi catalogue.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
While Cahan’s novella canted toward Jake’s perspective, Rothstein’s play is an unabashedly feminist-forward retelling.
—Rhoda Feng, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
This veteran Texas troubadour is a masterful musical storyteller whose best songs are evocative enough to be novellas.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
Following its success in 2013, the author pair went on to expand the series into five books and five related novellas, and have since published more than 30 books, including Love & Other Words and The Unhoneymooners.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2024
Recommendations Kate recommends the novella Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler.
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 15 Feb. 2024
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novella
noun
no·vel·la
nō-ˈvel-ə
: a work of fiction falling between a short story and a novel in length and complexity
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