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series, "A Year With Short Novels", Ingrid Norton criticizes the tendency to make clear demarcations based purely on a book's length, saying that "any distinctions that begin with an objective and external quality like size are bound to be misleading."
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2953:"The novella: Stepping stone to success or waste of time?"
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2163:"The novella: Stepping stone to success or waste of time?"
2860:. Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Awards.
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2048:Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novella
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3253:from the original on 21 November 2015
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1218:Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
1036:Novellas were also written in Spain.
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2532:, Open Letters Monthly February 2010
2377:Encyclopedia of literature in Canada
2227:from the original on 1 November 2020
2173:from the original on 28 October 2020
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2602:"Briefly, the case for the novella"
2488:Heart of Darkness Novella by Conrad
2469:from the original on 30 August 2021
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3173:Thorsson, Johann (18 June 2012).
2803:Concise Oxford English Dictionary
2356:. Cincinnati, Ohio: Story Press.
2251:Merriam-Webster Dictionary online
2247:"Novella: Definition and history"
2136:Merriam-Webster Dictionary online
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1927:British Fantasy Award for Novella
1013:. Followers of Boccaccio such as
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3014:from the original on 5 June 2016
2864:from the original on 1 July 2011
2334:Narrative Purpose in the Novella
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3891:Conflict between good and evil
3387:Fassler, Joe (24 April 2012).
3215:Haber, Gordon (29 June 2015).
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2448:William Dean Howells (1902).
2346:Kercheval, Jesse Lee (1997).
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1830:World Science Fiction Society
1823:Hugo Award for Best Novelette
1798:Nebula Award for Best Novella
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3361:. Wolfe Pack. Archived from
3329:"Eligibility and conditions"
2666:American Heritage Dictionary
1153:, borrowed from the Italian
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3305:. British Fantasy Society.
3175:"The World's Best Novellas"
2571:Silverberg, Robert (2000).
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1898:RITA Award for Best Novella
1848:Hugo Award for Best Novella
1231:works such as H. G. Wells'
1221:(1886) and Joseph Conrad's
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3988:Suspension of disbelief
3247:"Submission guidelines"
3127:Carswell, Beth (2012).
2827:22 January 2013 at the
2704:21 January 2013 at the
2517:4 December 2010 at the
2499:Encyclopædia Britannica
2282:29 October 2021 at the
1964:Shakespeare and Company
1935:British Fantasy Society
1510:The Old Man and the Sea
882:, but longer than most
4066:Denouement/Catastrophe
4047:Rising action/Epitasis
3179:On Books & Writing
2768:7 January 2014 at the
2757:7 January 2014 at the
2542:King, Stephen (1982).
2528:8 January 2011 at the
2302:Twelve German Novellas
2132:"Novella – Definition"
1672:Robert Louis Stevenson
1423:Breakfast at Tiffany's
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1120:The War of the Worlds
1027:Simone de' Prodenzani
984:Marguerite de Navarre
838:Literature portal
4734:Literary terminology
3966:Narrative techniques
3746:Story within a story
3558:Supporting character
3333:Paris Literary Prize
3093:. 13 December 2017.
2838:4 March 2016 at the
2747:Macmillan Dictionary
2740:7 April 2013 at the
2729:7 April 2013 at the
2687:3 April 2019 at the
2676:3 April 2019 at the
2600:Fetherling, George.
2575:Sailing to Byzantium
2493:9 April 2017 at the
2319:2 April 2019 at the
2275:Nissen, Christopher
1877:Any genre of fiction
1320:Dictionaries define
1305:The Call of the Wild
1262:Sailing to Byzantium
1244:Open Letters Monthly
1238:Armageddon 2419 A.D.
1177:William Dean Howells
936:defines a novella's
612:Groups and movements
4671:Political narrative
4513:Unreliable narrator
4370:Speculative fiction
4078:Nonlinear narrative
4026:Three-act structure
3886:Deal with the Devil
3061:. 6 December 2013.
3058:The Huffington Post
2606:Seven Oaks Magazine
2452:. New York, p. 116.
2450:Literature and life
2405:Entry "novella, n."
2277:The Italian Novella
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1198:). Austrian writer
1169:John Lothrop Motley
1038:Miguel de Cervantes
1015:Giovanni Fiorentino
974:, by escaping from
890:. The English word
231:Short prose fiction
134:Major written forms
4649:Narrative paradigm
4644:Narrative identity
4574:Dominant narrative
4520:Multiple narrators
3804:Fictional location
3647:Dramatic structure
3365:on 13 January 2013
3283:on 18 January 2013
3139:on 2 February 2017
2932:on 12 January 2013
2719:Collins Dictionary
2332:Leibowitz, Judith
2300:Steinhauer, Harry
2100:Conte (literature)
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1043:Novelas ejemplares
958:Giovanni Boccaccio
725:Lists and outlines
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4088:television series
4033:Freytag's Pyramid
3876:Moral development
3779:Alternate history
3489:False protagonist
3090:The Brooklyn Rail
3008:The Novella Award
3004:"Top 10 Novellas"
2557:978-0-670-27266-2
2546:Different Seasons
2389:Entry "novel, n."
2209:on 19 March 2009.
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1480:A Christmas Carol
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1266:Robert Silverberg
1257:Different Seasons
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2027:dark fantasy
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4323:Pop culture
4204:Short story
4182:Epic poetry
3903:Time travel
3716:Red herring
3701:Plot device
3672:Frame story
3625:Cliffhanger
3568:Tritagonist
3543:Protagonist
3257:21 November
2833:"novelette"
2812:"novelette"
2791:"novelette"
2763:"novelette"
2682:"novelette"
2669:(4th ed.):
2393:OED Online.
2231:6 September
2105:Light novel
2095:Chain novel
1726:Word counts
1709:Ethan Frome
1625:Animal Farm
1569:I Am Legend
1530:Franz Kafka
1372:Word count
1310:Jack London
1195:Das Märchen
1125:H. G. Wells
1110:Animal Farm
1105:short story
1078:Henry James
1070:short story
1031:Shakespeare
1003:, known as
972:Black Death
954:Renaissance
926:short story
802:Composition
679:Tragicomedy
518:Verse novel
406:Non-fiction
310:Speculative
249:Short story
119:spoken word
109:Performance
82:heroic epic
4718:Categories
4584:Continuity
4453:Nonfiction
4417:Underwater
4313:Picaresque
4288:Historical
4273:Epistolary
4145:Fairy tale
4056:Peripeteia
4038:Exposition
3794:Dreamworld
3736:Stereotype
3706:Plot twist
3454:Antagonist
3369:20 January
3343:20 January
3313:20 January
3287:20 January
2967:15 October
2957:The Writer
2936:20 January
2905:20 January
2868:20 January
2778:(UK ed.):
2750:(US ed.):
2409:OED Online
2323:Britannica
2261:6 February
2177:15 October
2167:The Writer
2116:References
1993:Nero Wolfe
1736:word count
1597:Billy Budd
1375:Reference
1369:Published
1338:The Writer
1334:word count
1308:(1903) by
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1145:Word count
1139:See also:
1059:Wendepunkt
989:Heptaméron
938:word count
904:Definition
884:novelettes
717:Postmodern
652:historical
591:Villanelle
472:Travelogue
467:Persuasive
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4348:Chivalric
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4008:Structure
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3789:Crossover
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3459:Archenemy
3446:Character
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4436:Thriller
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4303:Paranoid
4298:Nautical
4209:Vignette
4167:Gamebook
4135:Folklore
4042:Protasis
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3866:Metaphor
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3642:Dialogue
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2727:Archived
2702:Archived
2685:Archived
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2644:Archived
2526:Archived
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4343:Romance
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3936:Diction
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3526:Byronic
3101:3 April
2314:Novella
2146:7 March
1995:Society
1988:Mystery
1931:Fantasy
1903:Romance
1774:fantasy
1756:Maximum
1753:Minimum
1717:34,500
1689:25,500
1661:29,160
1633:30,000
1605:30,000
1577:25,204
1549:21,810
1519:26,601
1489:28,500
1459:38,000
1431:26,433
1403:36,750
1363:Author
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4615:Sequel
4599:Retcon
4594:Reboot
4558:Future
4392:Horror
4380:Gothic
4365:Satire
4283:Erotic
4150:Legend
4052:Climax
3926:Bathos
3833:Utopia
3721:Reveal
3620:Cliché
3598:Action
3592:Ab ovo
3531:Tragic
3231:18 May
3189:18 May
3143:18 May
3069:22 May
3018:18 May
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2063:39,999
2058:17,500
2039:17,499
2023:horror
2004:20,000
1999:15,000
1974:35,000
1969:17,000
1945:40,000
1940:15,000
1918:40,000
1913:20,000
1889:40,000
1884:20,000
1864:40,000
1859:17,500
1839:17,500
1814:39,999
1809:17,500
1789:17,499
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822:Estate
779:Theory
768:poetry
758:Cycles
669:Script
664:Satire
637:Comedy
586:Sonnet
581:Qasida
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4118:Drama
4083:films
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3856:Irony
3848:Theme
3761:Trope
3277:myRWA
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1516:1952
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3951:Mode
3809:city
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3499:Foil
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3289:2013
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3233:2016
3191:2016
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2969:2020
2938:2013
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