Novelette

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A novelette (or novelet) is a piece of short prose fiction. The distinction between a novelette and other literary forms, like a novella, is usually based upon word count. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Nebula awards for science fiction define the novelette as having a word count between 7,500 and 17,500 in length.

The terms novelette and novelettish can also be derogatory, suggesting fiction which is "trite, feeble or sentimental" (Chambers Dictionary).

The word was used by the composer Robert Schumann as a title for some piano pieces, a choice that reflected his literary background and interests. The music in question (op. 21, and op. 99 no. 9) is episodic however and does not especially resemble a narrative. He was followed by Niels Gade, and much later by Poulenc, Lutoslawski ("Novelette for Orchestra"), Chaminade, Alexander Tcherepnin, and Gershwin ("Novelette in Fourths").

See also

• Novel
• Novella
• Short story

Footnotes

External links

• The Novelette

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