A novel is an extended work of narrative fiction usually written in prose and published as a book. The English word to describe such a work derives from...
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It is a 1986 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It was his 22nd book and the 17th novel written under his own name. The story follows the experiences...
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A light novel (Japanese: ライトノベル, Hepburn: raito noberu) is a type of popular literature novel native to Japan, usually classified as young adult fiction...
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Gothic fiction (redirect from Gothic Novel)
characteristic of the settings of early Gothic novels. The first work to call itself Gothic was Horace Walpole's 1764 novel The Castle of Otranto, later subtitled...
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There There is the debut novel by Cheyenne and Arapaho author Tommy Orange. Published in 2018, the book follows a large cast of Native Americans living...
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Historical fiction (redirect from Historical novel)
theatre, opera, cinema, and television, as well as video games and graphic novels. It often makes many use of symbolism in allegory using figurative and metaphorical...
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Young adult literature (redirect from Young adult novel)
challenges of youth may be further categorized as social or coming-of-age novels. The earliest known use of term young adult occurred in 1942. The designation...
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epistolary novel is a novel written as a series of letters between the fictional characters of a narrative. The term is often extended to cover novels that...
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Novella (redirect from Short novel)
novella is a narrative prose fiction whose length is shorter than most novels, but longer than most novelettes and short stories. The English word novella...
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James Clavell’s Shōgun (1975) is a novel based on events and figures of 1600 Japan when the Azuchi–Momoyama period neared its end as the Edo period was...
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A novelization (or novelisation) is a derivative novel that adapts the story of a work created for another medium, such as a film, TV series, stage play...
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The picaresque novel (Spanish: picaresca, from pícaro, for 'rogue' or 'rascal') is a genre of prose fiction. It depicts the adventures of a roguish but...
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The Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel is one of the annual Locus Awards presented by the science fiction and fantasy magazine Locus. Awards presented...
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Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (redirect from Pulitzer Prize for the Novel)
published during the preceding calendar year. As the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel (awarded 1918–1947), it was one of the original Pulitzers; the program was...
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A graphic novel is a long-form work of sequential art. The term graphic novel is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and anthologized...
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Piranesi is a novel by English author Susanna Clarke, published by Bloomsbury Publishing in 2020. It is Clarke's second novel, following her debut Jonathan...
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Ulysses is a modernist novel by the Irish writer James Joyce. Parts of it were first serialized in the American journal The Little Review from March 1918...
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Half-life (disambiguation) (redirect from Half Life (novel))
(Jackson novel), a 2006 novel by Shelley Jackson Half-Life (Krach novel), a 2004 novel by Aaron Krach Halflife (Michalowski novel), a 2004 novel by Mark...
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Bildungsroman (redirect from Coming-of-age novel)
German words Bildung ("education", alternatively "forming") and Roman ("novel"). The term was coined in 1819 by philologist Johann Karl Simon Morgenstern...
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Hannibal (disambiguation) (redirect from Hannibal (Novel))
game Hannibal (Harris novel), a novel by Thomas Harris and featuring Hannibal Lecter Hannibal (Leckie novel), a 1995 historical novel by Ross Leckie Hannibal...
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The Great American Novel (sometimes abbreviated as GAN) is the term for a canonical novel that generally embodies and examines the essence and character...
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The Novel (1991) is a novel written by American author James A. Michener. A departure from Michener's better known historical fiction, The Novel is told...
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Clive Cussler (redirect from Black Wind (Cussler novel))
was an American adventure novelist and underwater explorer. His thriller novels, many featuring the character Dirk Pitt, have been listed on The New York...
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A romance novel or romantic novel is a genre fiction novel that primary focuses on the relationship and romantic love between two people, typically with...
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The Alchemist (Portuguese: O Alquimista) is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho which was first published in 1988. Originally written in Portuguese...
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SARS-CoV-2 (redirect from Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV))
the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus previously had the provisional name 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), and has also been called human coronavirus 2019...
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13 (redirect from Thirteen (novel))
Jersey 13 (Armstrong novel), a 2012 novel in the Women of the Otherworld series by Kelley Armstrong 13 (Zeitoun novel), a 2002 novel by Canadian author...
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A visual novel (VN) is a form of digital interactive fiction. Visual novels are often associated with the medium of video games, but are not always labeled...
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science fiction novel by American author Frank Herbert, originally published as two separate serials (1963–64 novel Dune World and 1965 novel Prophet of Dune)...
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Allegiant is a science fiction novel for young adults, written by the American author Veronica Roth and published by HarperCollins in October 2013. It...
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