A novel is a fictional work of prose that weaves together characters, plots, and settings to create a narrative world, capturing a specific theme or element of the human experience. The word “novel” comes from the Italian term novella, which originally meant “new” or “news” and referre...
With a Master's Degree in English from Southeast Missouri State University, Sara Schmidt puts her expertise to use by writing for WiseGeek, plus various magazines, websites, and nonprofit organizations. She published her own novella and has other literary projects in the works. Sara's diverse ba...
If Sophia were alive today, she might have found her calling at a publishing house or literary-agency. She wrote her own Russian-language grammar textbook and translated texts from German and English. She also wrote fiction, including a revision of Leo's novella The Krcutzer Sonata. In that...
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Hyde in the novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. Dr. Henry Jekyll is a man conflicted with his inner, darker self, and decides through a series of experiments to let that side run free in the form of Edward Hyde, a sinister creature who is ...
Piki bread is a traditional Hopi bread. Difficult to make because of its rare ingredients, piki must be made with the ash of a...
What is a Novella? Discussion Comments Byabiane— On Sep 30, 2010 @bigblind - That is definitely a great point to make. The whole persona of a protagonist is a great way to develop the story, but not many people consider them to be a person they can relate to... which I think is...
Check out The Moon is Down by John Steinbeck, which was written as a pro-democracy novella for the occupied countries of World War II, and is another example. Steinbeck’s book was considered a huge success, and was covertly translated and passed out by underground rebels across Europe....
A novel is a fictional narrative that tells a story and has a specific word count. A typical novel is usually at least fifty thousand words long. Anything shorter is considered a novella, before you get even shorter, to a novelette, before you getevenshorter, at which point you may have...