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44 Must-Read Novellas (Books Under 200 Pages)

"Novellas provide a uniquely special kind of reading experience, and require their own kind of skill to craft. Shorter than a novel, but still often expected to carry the same narrative heft, and longer than a short story, novellas are exciting in their uniqueness. They can be re-read more easily and therefore provide more thematic satisfaction for the reader.
As for defining a novella, that depends on who you ask. Typically, a novella is any piece of fiction that's shorter than 200 pages (though some argue for 150 pages), but not so brief as to be considered a short story. Here, we're going off general consensus.
These are your must-read novellas, separated neatly into different styles and genres. Here, you'll find a hefty selection of classics, as well as many modern novellas separated out by genre. And so many of these masterful short books come from all around the world."
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Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
1
George Orwell
The Trial (Franz Kafka)
The Trial
2
Franz Kafka
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
3
Shirley Jackson
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
4
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Silas Marner (George Eliot)
Silas Marner
5
George Eliot
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6
Robert Louis Stevenson
A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
7
Charles Dickens
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
8
Henry James
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
9
James Baldwin
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
10
John Steinbeck
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
11
Albert Camus
Snow Country (Yasunari Kawabata)
Snow Country
12
Yasunari Kawabata
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
13
Anthony Burgess
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
14
Ernest Hemingway
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
15
Jean Rhys
At Night All Blood Is Black (David Diop)
At Night All Blood Is Black
16
David Diop
Convenience Store Woman (Sayaka Murata)
Convenience Store Woman
17
Sayaka Murata
Brickmakers (Selva Almada)
Brickmakers
18
Selva Almada
Foster (Claire Keegan)
Foster
19
Claire Keegan
Small Things Like These (Claire Keegan)
Small Things Like These
20
Claire Keegan
Walking Practice (Dolki Min)
Walking Practice
21
Dolki Min
The Premonition (Banana Yoshimoto)
The Premonition
22
Banana Yoshimoto
Paradise Rot (Jenny Hval)
Paradise Rot
23
Jenny Hval
Boulder (Eva Baltasar)
Boulder
24
Eva Baltasar
The Swallowed Man (Edward Carey)
The Swallowed Man
25
Edward Carey
Ms Ice Sandwich (Mieko Kawakami)
Ms Ice Sandwich
26
Mieko Kawakami
Finger Bone (Hiroki Takahashi)
Finger Bone
27
Hiroki Takahashi
Hex (Jenni Fagan)
Hex
28
Jenni Fagan
For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy on My Little Pain (Victoria Mackenzie)
For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy on My Little Pain
29
Victoria Mackenzie
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian
30
Han Kang
Mild Vertigo (Mieko Kanai)
Mild Vertigo
31
Mieko Kanai
The Black Spider (Jeremias Gotthelf)
The Black Spider
32
Jeremias Gotthelf
Come Closer (Sara Gran)
Come Closer
33
Sara Gran
What Moves the Dead (T. Kingfisher)
What Moves the Dead
34
T. Kingfisher
The Salt Grows Heavy (Cassandra Khaw)
The Salt Grows Heavy
35
Cassandra Khaw
You've Lost a Lot of Blood (Eric Larocca)
You've Lost a Lot of Blood
36
Eric Larocca
Queen of Teeth (Hailey Piper)
Queen of Teeth
37
Hailey Piper
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
38
H.G. Wells
To Be Taught If Fortunte (Becky Chambers)
To Be Taught If Fortunte
39
Becky Chambers
This Is How You Lose the Time War (Amal El-Mohtar)
This Is How You Lose the Time War
40
Amal El-Mohtar
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