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novella

[noh-vel-uh] / noʊˈvɛl ə /


NOUN
short story
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One thing to know: This Sundance Film Festival hit about the life and sorrows of a logger in early 20th-century America is based on a novella by Denis Johnson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Bentley's gamble on the 2011 novella by Denis Johnson appears to have paid off.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

At first, Clint Bentley wasn’t sure if Adolpho Veloso would relate to “Train Dreams,” an adaptation of Denis Johnson’s 2011 novella.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

He’s the least of the problems with the film, based on the novella by Don Winslow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Not since her week in Primrose Hill, typing out the novella, and what a foolish excitement that seemed now.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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