Novellas are works of prose fiction longer than a short story but shorter than a novel. [1] Several novellas have been recognized as among the best examples of the literary form. Publishers and literary award societies typically consider a novella's word count to be between 17,000 and 40,000 words. [2] [3]
Certain novellas have been recognized as the best examples of the literary form, through their appearance on multiple best-of lists. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Author | Title | Published | References |
---|---|---|---|
Albert Camus | The Stranger | 1942 | [4] [5] [6] [9] [10] |
Truman Capote | Breakfast at Tiffany's | 1958 | [4] [5] [9] [10] |
Joseph Conrad | Heart of Darkness | 1899 | [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [11] |
Charles Dickens | A Christmas Carol | 1843 | [4] [5] [7] [9] [11] |
Ernest Hemingway | The Old Man and the Sea | 1952 | [4] [6] [7] [8] [9] [11] [10] |
Franz Kafka | The Metamorphosis | 1915 | [4] [5] [7] [8] [9] [11] [10] |
Richard Matheson | I Am Legend | 1954 | [6] [7] [9] [11] |
Herman Melville | Billy Budd | 1924 | [5] [8] |
George Orwell | Animal Farm | 1945 | [4] [5] [7] [8] [9] [11] [10] |
Philip Roth | Goodbye, Columbus | 1959 | [6] [8] |
John Steinbeck | Of Mice and Men | 1937 | [4] [7] [9] [11] [10] |
Robert Louis Stevenson | Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | 1886 | [4] [5] [9] [10] |
Edith Wharton | Ethan Frome | 1911 | [5] [6] [9] [10] |
Additionally, several novellas have been included on at least one best-of list.
a short novel: a story that is longer than a short story but shorter than a novel
Novellas are works of prose fiction longer than a short story but shorter than a novel. [1] Several novellas have been recognized as among the best examples of the literary form. Publishers and literary award societies typically consider a novella's word count to be between 17,000 and 40,000 words. [2] [3]
Certain novellas have been recognized as the best examples of the literary form, through their appearance on multiple best-of lists. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Author | Title | Published | References |
---|---|---|---|
Albert Camus | The Stranger | 1942 | [4] [5] [6] [9] [10] |
Truman Capote | Breakfast at Tiffany's | 1958 | [4] [5] [9] [10] |
Joseph Conrad | Heart of Darkness | 1899 | [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [11] |
Charles Dickens | A Christmas Carol | 1843 | [4] [5] [7] [9] [11] |
Ernest Hemingway | The Old Man and the Sea | 1952 | [4] [6] [7] [8] [9] [11] [10] |
Franz Kafka | The Metamorphosis | 1915 | [4] [5] [7] [8] [9] [11] [10] |
Richard Matheson | I Am Legend | 1954 | [6] [7] [9] [11] |
Herman Melville | Billy Budd | 1924 | [5] [8] |
George Orwell | Animal Farm | 1945 | [4] [5] [7] [8] [9] [11] [10] |
Philip Roth | Goodbye, Columbus | 1959 | [6] [8] |
John Steinbeck | Of Mice and Men | 1937 | [4] [7] [9] [11] [10] |
Robert Louis Stevenson | Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde | 1886 | [4] [5] [9] [10] |
Edith Wharton | Ethan Frome | 1911 | [5] [6] [9] [10] |
Additionally, several novellas have been included on at least one best-of list.
a short novel: a story that is longer than a short story but shorter than a novel