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The Novella

The Novella. It’s basically just a short novel. (Or a long short-story) By Andrew and Julie. The Novella. “A short prose tale often characterized by moral teaching or satire” - http://www.thefreedictionary.com/novella

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The Novella

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  1. The Novella It’s basically just a short novel. (Or a long short-story) By Andrew and Julie

  2. The Novella • “A short prose tale often characterized by moral teaching or satire” -http://www.thefreedictionary.com/novella • The use of the novella was first developed during the early renaissance in Italy and France (1300’s). • Giovanni Boccaccio wrote The Decameron. • Made a literary genre in the late 18th century. • German’s wrote novellen (novellas) characterized by one suspenseful event, leading to unexpected turning point, and logical but surprising ending.

  3. Novella vs. Novel Novella vs. Short Story Word count- short story is shorter. Not as much detail. Gets to the point faster. • Word count- novel is longer. • Novel can have more than one main conflict. • No “surprise endings.” Similarities • All are fictional pieces of writing. • All have a conflict to be resolved. • All have a moral.

  4. Summary • Novella, or novelette- “A brief novel, or long short story.”- 1997 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary. • Novelette- Some literary awards separate novella and novelette, based on word count. • Word count: novelette- 7500-17 500 words n novella- 17 500-40 000 words

  5. Of Mice and Men • On Wikipedia’s list of “Notable English Language Novellas” • Is very much “one suspenseful event, leading to unexpected turning point, and logical but surprising end.” • Approximately 29 000 words (about 100 pages.)

  6. Works Cited • “novelette” Merriam Webster’s Dictionary. 50th Anniversary ed. 1997. Print. • “novella.” thefreedictionary.com. 2013. Web. 13 September 2013. • “Novella” wikipedia.org. 2013. Web. 17 September 2013. • Armistead, Claire. “When is a novel not a novel? When it’s a novella.” The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited., 20 October. 2011. Web. 16 September 2013. • Bignell, Rob. “Inventing Reality: A Guide to Writing Science Fiction.” n.p. 2008. Web. 16 September 2013. • Fetherling, George. “Brief, the Case for the Novella.” Seven Oaks. Seven Oaks., 22 January. 2006. Web. 15 September 2013. • “Of Mice and Men” wikipedia.org. 2013. Web. 15 September 2013.

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