novella

no·vella (nō vel′ə)

noun pl. -·las or -·le-ē

a short prose narrative, usually with a moral and often satirical, as any of the tales in Boccaccio's Decameron
short novel

Etymology: It: see novel,

Converse of object

write: If you don't fancy writing a novella, you could write a poem instead.
publish: The Real Life Mr. Newman was a novella published by a small press in 1966.
set: Weeks 9 and 10 are given to in-depth analysis of a set novella in the context of the author's work.
include: Synopsis The first ever collection of Iain Banks's short fiction, this volume includes the acclaimed novella, The State of the Art.
link: A wonderful collection of linked novellas King of the City The Edge's review of maybe the best Moorcock book of all.
read: Review: Highly presumptuous of me to review as I have not read the entire novella.

Adjective modifier

classic: Many of the classic novellas are concerned with people learning important lessons or making significant journeys.
short: Hard to describe, is it a short novella?
first: My first novella was published by club 199 for a one-off payment.
new: The Courage Consort is the new novella from the acclaimed and best selling author of The Crimson Petal and The White.
good: The prize, for best novella, follows Gaiman's win last year in the best novel category for American Gods.
original: The Eternal Champion is the original novella which was expanded to novel length, its most recent publication was in The Time Center Times.

Modifies a noun

length: I wanted to write a novella length series of relevant reviews of Elvis with frequent individual updates showing my new work.
extract: The Cosmology of the Wider World - novella extract.
horse: His novella Horses was published in Faber's First Fictions 13 to great critical acclaim.

Noun used with modifier

story: Prose & Poetry Major annual competition for short stories novellas & poetry Make Your Hols Pay!
bizarro: The slamming of the front door. bizarro novella #4 NOTHING HAD CHANGED.
photo: Photovoice Most recently the term photovoice has been used instead of ' photo novella ' .

Possessives

khz: J.D. 's experimental novella ' kHz ' was a finalist in the 2003 Eraserhead Press First Book Contest.

Preposition: in

context: Weeks 9 and 10 are given to in-depth analysis of a set novella in the context of the author's work.

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