2006-11-18 21:14:23 · 3 answers · asked by kasipit 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Novel, means pertaining to something new and unusual and so a novel rather than a serious work is novel, new and unusual. If a book is fiction it isn't necessarily refered to as a novel. The word tend to be used when a book is new or just published too. See also nouveau - it's derived from nouveau I think.
2006-11-18 21:41:15 · answer #1 · answered by Mike10613 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A novel is fictional, just a story in the author's mind. It might have some elements of truth in it, but the story line is not. Good example, Tom Clancy's novels on the military parallel the truth but they are fictional. John Grisham writes of legal matters, the stories are all fictional but based on things that happened or circumstances are woven it on a fictional basis.
I hope you enjoy your assignment. If things appear to be "on the money" remember, it is only a novel.
2006-11-18 21:27:22 · answer #2 · answered by jr95667 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not really sure but I can give you a shot in the dark. Novel kind of sounds like "nouvelle" meaning new in French. It could be a new idea for literature, " a composition showing originality". I'm probably way off what you were thinking, just guessing.
2006-11-18 21:29:24 · answer #3 · answered by I am a Muppet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋