| 单词 | novella |
| 释义 | novella (once / 7741 pages) n Short novels are called novellas. If you don't want to write a novel, but have more to say than a short story, you could try writing a novella. You've surely heard of plays, poems, short stories, and novels. But novellas? They're not as well known, but pretty simple: nothing more than short novels. Sometimes novellas are called novelettes, but whatever you call them, you'll probably read a few in English class. Sometimes it's easier to squeeze in a novella than a whole novel, so maybe you could start with Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" or Franz Kafka's "Metamorphosis." WORD FAMILYnovella: novellas, novelle USAGE EXAMPLESWinner of a World Fantasy Award, this mosaic-like novella relates a half dozen stories about unusual libraries. Washington Post(Dec 13, 2016) The movie is an adaptation of "Story of Your Life," the Nebula Award-winning novella by author Ted Chiang. Los Angeles Times(Dec 12, 2016) To call the 1943 novella “beloved” would qualify as an understatement. Los Angeles Times(Dec 08, 2016) n a short novel Syn|Hyper novelette novel an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story |
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