Thesaurus results for NOVELLA

novella

noun

nō-ˈve-lə

Definition of novella

as in tale

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 novella The impetus for their reunion was an adaptation of Norman Maclean’s wistful novella A River Runs Through It. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026 Late Fame was adapted faithfully from the Austrian writer Arthur Schnitzler’s late nineteenth-century novella, itself a recent recovery, but the transposition to the present functions only up until this point. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 The musical, based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella, has music by Frank Wildhorn and book and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 Deep in the Pyrenees mountains, a young man, Miquel, struggles in the wake of his mother’s death in a snowstorm — a tragic event that was at the center of Tóibín’s 2006 novella, A Long Winter. — Mary Lawrence Ware, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for novella

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Wildwood is a dark tale, with whispers of a witch, set against the beautiful yet formidable backdrop of rural New England.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
The tale is energized by the thoughtful performances of Hanns Zischler, as Mann, and Sandra Hüller, as the author’s daughter Erika, who accompanies him while reviving conflicts from her own past.

— Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026

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Her campaign denies any involvement in the apparent Sullivan scheme, but the New York Times story and prior reporting could be used to call into question her fitness to serve.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
The open arms welcoming of Algeria by its base camp in Lawrence became one of the World Cup’s feel-good stories.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026

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