Put simply, a novella is a very short novel (or a very long short story if you want to be sarcastic). There isn't really a criteria for length, per se, but generally novellas lack subplots and tend not to span great lengths of time. They usually only focus on either a single character or a short length of time. If you were to ascribe an actual page count, most novellas average out at just a little over 100 pages (in a typical size of paperback). They're also called Novelettes.
2007-03-25 17:46:48
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answered by Roland Matthew Joseph Ziemke 3
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a novella is a short novel or a protracted short tale. A novella is the call given to a paintings it somewhat is longer than a short tale, yet too short to be indexed as a singular. many times, maximum novellas can variety from everywhere between 50 to a hundred pages, although length can variety. some literary critics characterize the utmost length of a novella to be a hundred,000 words. immediately, the novella isn't bought as somebody paintings. extra often, quite a few novellas are compiled into one e book, or a novella would be grouped with distinctive short thoughts via an identical author.
2016-12-08 11:20:52
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answered by gandarilla 4
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A novella is work of fiction that is shorter than a novel, generally 85 to 300 pages.
2007-03-25 17:43:55
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answered by Meg W 2
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Basically, it is a short novel or long short story. There's also a shorter version which is called a novelette, but still longer than a short story. Normal novel is 50,000 - 110,000 words. A novella is like 8000-20,000 words. A novelette is like 5,000 -8,000 and a short story is usually under 5,000 words. Hope this helps. I also do some writing.
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2007-03-25 17:54:57
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answered by The Syko Ward 5
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Its a short novel. There is no standard definition of the number of words/pages it can have. Its longer than a "novelette" ;)
The boundaries distinguishing a novel, novella and a novelette are very fuzzy.
2007-03-25 18:22:25
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answered by nd 2
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It is a fictional work longer than a short story, but too short to be a novel.
2007-03-25 18:23:16
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answered by [operatic stock character] 4
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