Novel

A novel (from French nouvelle, "new") is an extended fictional narrative in prose. Down into the 18th century, the word referred specifically to short fictions of love and intrigue as opposed to romances—epic-length works about love and adventures. Having become one of the major literary genres over the past 200 years the novel is today the object of discussions demanding artistic merits, a specific literary style and a deeper meaning than a true story of the same content could claim to have.

See also

• Literature
• Fiction
• Story
• Short story
• Novella
• Novelette
• Romance (genre)
• Byzantine novel
• First novel in English
• List of novels whose action takes place within 24 hours
• Theater / Drama
• Poetry
• List of historical novels
• List of literary movements