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A '''Novella''' is a work of prose fiction somewhere in length between a short story and a "full length" novel. One writer's association defines it as being between 17,500 and 39,999 words in length<ref>http://www.sfwa.org/awards/faq.htm#6 Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America FAQ</ref>. The word was originally an Italian one meaning a tale or piece of news and as such was applied to the work of such writers as [[Giovanni Boccaccio|Boccacchio]]. The word novel comes from the same source<ref>J.A. Cuddon (1999) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory''</ref>, although the full length novel evolved many years later.
A '''novella''' is a work of prose fiction with a length between a [[short story]] and a [[novel]]. Many define a novella as between 20,000 and 49,999 words (and approximately < 100 pages). The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America defines a it as being between 17,500 and 39,999 words in length<ref>http://www.sfwa.org/awards/faq.htm#6 Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America FAQ</ref>.   In this wiki, a novella's title is usually enclosed with double quote symbols, and an example of a novella is "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck. 
 
The word ''novella'' was originally an Italian one meaning a tale or piece of news and as such was applied to the work of such writers as [[Giovanni Boccaccio|Boccaccio]]. The word novel comes from the same source<ref>J.A. Cuddon (1999) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory''</ref>, although the full length novel evolved many years later.


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A novella is a work of prose fiction with a length between a short story and a novel. Many define a novella as between 20,000 and 49,999 words (and approximately < 100 pages). The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America defines a it as being between 17,500 and 39,999 words in length[1]. In this wiki, a novella's title is usually enclosed with double quote symbols, and an example of a novella is "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck.

The word novella was originally an Italian one meaning a tale or piece of news and as such was applied to the work of such writers as Boccaccio. The word novel comes from the same source[2], although the full length novel evolved many years later.

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  1. ↑ http://www.sfwa.org/awards/faq.htm#6 Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America FAQ
  2. ↑ J.A. Cuddon (1999) The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory
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