novella
US
/noʊˈvɛlə/
UK
/nəʊˈvɛlə/
Meaning
A work of fiction longer than a short story but shorter and usually less complex than a novel.
कहानी से लंबी, लेकिन आम तौर पर उपन्यास से छोटी और कम जटिल काल्पनिक गद्य रचना।
Examples
“She wrote a novella about a family rebuilding its life after a flood.”
“The prize-winning novella can be read in a single afternoon.”
“Our book club chose a historical novella set in nineteenth-century India.”
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Not natural: I read novella last night.
Better: I read a novella last night.
Novella is a singular countable noun, so it normally needs an article or another determiner.
Novella एक singular countable noun है, इसलिए इसके पहले आम तौर पर a या कोई दूसरा determiner चाहिए।
Not natural: She wrote a novella novel about migration.
Better: She wrote a novella about migration.
Novella already means a short novel, so adding novel is redundant.
Novella का अर्थ ही छोटा उपन्यास है, इसलिए इसके बाद novel जोड़ना दोहराव है।
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A novella is a literary form between a short story and a novel; its length can vary, so the label is not based on a strict page limit.
Novella कहानी और उपन्यास के बीच की साहित्यिक विधा है। इसकी लंबाई बदल सकती है, इसलिए इसका कोई तय पेज-नियम नहीं है।