단편 소설보다는 길고 장편 소설보다는 짧은 허구적인 산문 문학 작품.
A fictional prose narrative that is longer than a short story but shorter than a full-length novel.
예문:
"The author's latest work is a haunting novella that can be read in a single sitting."
"Many literary critics consider 'The Old Man and the Sea' to be a masterpiece of the novella form."
보카치오의 데카메론에서 볼 수 있는 것과 같은 짧은 이야기나 설화.
A short narrative or tale, especially one of the type found in Boccaccio's Decameron.
예문:
"The Renaissance novella often focused on witty anecdotes and moral lessons."
"Scholars trace the origins of the modern short story back to the Italian novella tradition."