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| − | A '''novella''' is a work of [[prose]] [[fiction]], in length falling between a [[short story]] and a full-blown [[novel]]. ''The Old Man and the Sea'' by [[Ernest Hemingway]] is an example of a novella. As well as being shorter than novels, novellas tend to be simpler, following only a single narrative line as short stories do. For example, [[Charles Dickens]]' novella ''A Christmas Carol'' is entirely focused on the events of a single night in the life of a single character, Ebeneezer Scrooge. "Scrooge" is a made-up combination of "screw" and "gouge". | + | A '''novella''' is a work of [[prose]] [[fiction]], in length falling between a [[short story]] and a full-blown [[novel]]. ''The Old Man and the Sea'' by [[Ernest Hemingway]] is an example of a novella. As well as being shorter than novels, novellas tend to be simpler, following only a single narrative line as short stories do. For example, [[Charles Dickens]]' novella ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'' is entirely focused on the events of a single night in the life of a single character, Ebeneezer Scrooge. "Scrooge" is a made-up combination of "screw" and "gouge". |
The general categories for fiction are as follows: | The general categories for fiction are as follows: | ||
Latest revision as of 05:12, January 16, 2023
A novella is a work of prose fiction, in length falling between a short story and a full-blown novel. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway is an example of a novella. As well as being shorter than novels, novellas tend to be simpler, following only a single narrative line as short stories do. For example, Charles Dickens' novella A Christmas Carol is entirely focused on the events of a single night in the life of a single character, Ebeneezer Scrooge. "Scrooge" is a made-up combination of "screw" and "gouge".
The general categories for fiction are as follows:
- a short story has fewer than 7,500 words;
- a novelette has more than a short story but less than 20,000 words;
- a novella has between 20,000 and 50,000 words;
- a short novel has between 50,000 and 80,000 words; and
- more than 80,000 words is a full novel.