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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. | + | 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. |
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Revision as of 15:34, January 5, 2009
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.