List of novellas explained

Novellas are works of prose fiction longer than a short story but shorter than a novel.^[1] Several novellas have been recognized as among the best examples of the literary form. Publishers and literary award societies typically consider a novella's word count to be between 17,000 and 40,000 words.^{[2] [3]}

Major novellas

Certain novellas have been recognized as the best examples of the literary form, through their appearance on multiple best-of lists.

+ Novellas appearing on multiple best-of lists	Author	Title	Published	References
		1942
	Breakfast at Tiffany's	1958
	Heart of Darkness	1899
		1843
		1952
		1915
	I Am Legend	1954	^[4]
	Billy Budd	1924
	Animal Farm	1945	^[5]
	Goodbye, Columbus	1959
	Of Mice and Men	1937
	Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde	1886
	Ethan Frome	1911

Other notable novellas

Additionally, several novellas have been included on at least one best-of list.

+ Other notable novellas	Author	Title	Published	Reference
		2011
	Seize the Day	1956
	The Awakening	1899	^[6] News: Novellas by women, about women. 5 November 2016.
		1988
		1986
	Pafko at the Wall	2001
		1867
		1826	^[7]
	Silas Marner	1861
	Heartburn	1983
	The Bookshop	1978
	Chronicle of a Death Foretold	1981
	No One Writes to the Colonel	1961
		1985
	Phaniyamma	1977
	We Have Always Lived in the Castle	1962
		1888
	Daisy Miller	1879
		1898
	The Summer Book	1972
	The Country of the Pointed Firs	1896
	""	1914
	Flowers for Algernon	1959
	Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption	1982
		2011
	Passing	1929	^[8]
	Quicksand	1928
	The Fifth Child	1988
	The Wife of Martin Guerre	1941
	The Fugitives	1908	^[9]
		2003
		1931
		1931
	Fly Away Peter	1982
	Death in Venice	1912
	Shopgirl	2000
	Property	2003
	The Member of the Wedding	1946
	Bartleby, the Scrivener	1853
	Something Special	1957
	Black Water	1992
	The Housekeeper and the Professor	2003
	Last Night at the Lobster	2007
		1968
	Brokeback Mountain	1997
		1966
	Wide Sargasso Sea	1966
	Bonjour, Tristesse	1954
	One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich	1962
	The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie	1961
		1947	^[10]
		1886	^[11] ^[12]
	We the Animals	2011
Voltaire	Candide	1759
	Two Old Women	1993
		1895
	Bunner Sisters	1916
	Madame de Treymes	1907
	Kitchen	1988

Notes and References

1. Web site: Novella . . 20 May 2016 . a short novel: a story that is longer than a short story but shorter than a novel.
2. Web site: Differences Between a Short Story, Novelette, Novella, & a Novel. Owlcation.
3. Web site: What's the definition of a "novella," "novelette," etc.?. https://web.archive.org/web/20090319043837/http://sfwa.org/awards/faq.htm. dead. 2009-03-19. Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.
4. "The Top 10 Novellas of All Time" by Johann Thorsson, Book Riot. November 30, 2012. Accessed October 9, 2022."
5. "100 Must-Read Novellas by Teresa Preston, Book Riot. December 20, 2016. Accessed October 9, 2022."
6. News: Novellas by women, about women. 5 November 2016.
7. Reviewed Work: Memoirs of a Good-for-Nothing. / From the German of Joseph Von Eichendorff by Charles Godfrey Leland. The American Art Journal. 5. 10. 28 June 1866. 152–155. 25306236.
8. Rottenberg . Catherine . Passing : Race, Identification, and Desire . Criticism . 2003. 45. 4 . 435–52. 10.1353/crt.2004.0025 .
9. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Johannes-Linnankoski Britannica: Johannes Linnankoski – Finnish author
10. Book: Benson, Jackson J.. The Short Novels of John Steinbeck: Critical Essays With a Checklist to Steinbeck Criticism. registration. 30 January 2013. 1990. Duke University Press. 9780822309949. 143–.
11. "The Best Novellas Every Book Lover Should Read" by Orrin Grey, Early Bird Books. September 17, 2021. Accessed October 9, 2022.
12. "The 93 Best Novellas" by Greg Hickey, Greg Hickey Writes. July 7, 2022. Accessed October 9, 2022.