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Bookriot's 100 Must-Read Novellas

"Drawing the line between a short story, novella, and novel can be tricky, so for the purposes of this list, I've defined a novella as between 50 and 200 pages. Most of these are around 100 to 150 pages. I've included selections from a variety of genres, so most readers should be able to find something they like." - Teresa Preston
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After Midnight
After Midnight
1
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
2
George Orwell
Annie John (Jamaica Kincaid)
Annie John
3
Jamaica Kincaid
Another Brooklyn (Jacqueline Woodson)
Another Brooklyn
4
Jacqueline Woodson
Another Marvelous Thing (Laurie Colwin)
Another Marvelous Thing
5
Laurie Colwin
The Artist of Disappearance (Anita Desai)
The Artist of Disappearance
6
Anita Desai
As We Are Now (May Sarton)
As We Are Now
7
May Sarton
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening
8
Kate Chopin
The Ballad of Black Tom (Victor Lavalle)
The Ballad of Black Tom
9
Victor Lavalle
Bartleby, the Scrivener (Herman Melville)
Bartleby, the Scrivener
10
Herman Melville
Beside the Sea
Beside the Sea
11
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
12
Nnedi Okorafor
The Black Spider
The Black Spider
13
Bonjour Tristesse (Françoise Sagan)
Bonjour Tristesse
14
Françoise Sagan
Botchan - Soseki Natsume
Botchan - Soseki Natsume
15
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
16
Truman Capote
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Thornton Wilder)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
17
Thornton Wilder
Carmen (Prosper Merimee)
Carmen
18
Prosper Merimee
Chronicle of a Death (Marquez)
Chronicle of a Death
19
Marquez
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
20
Anthony Burgess
Cousin Phyllis (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Cousin Phyllis
21
Elizabeth Gaskell
Death Going Down (Bosco)
Death Going Down
22
Bosco
The Death of Ivan Ilyich (Leo Tolstoy)
The Death of Ivan Ilyich
23
Leo Tolstoy
Dept. of Speculation (Jenny Offill)
Dept. of Speculation
24
Jenny Offill
Doctor Glas (Soderberg)
Doctor Glas
25
Soderberg
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
26
Edith Wharton
Every Day If for the Thief (Teju Cole)
Every Day If for the Thief
27
Teju Cole
Every Eye (Isobel English)
Every Eye
28
Isobel English
The Fifth Child
The Fifth Child
29
The Final Solution (Michael Chabon)
The Final Solution
30
Michael Chabon
Ghost Girl in the Corner (Older)
Ghost Girl in the Corner
31
Older
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
32
James Baldwin
The Great Divorce (C.S. Lewis)
The Great Divorce
33
C.S. Lewis
The Grown-Up (Gillian Flynn)
The Grown-Up
34
Gillian Flynn
Heart of a Dog
Heart of a Dog
35
Henrietta's War (Joyce Dennys)
Henrietta's War
36
Joyce Dennys
Hetty Dorval (Ethel Wilson)
Hetty Dorval
37
Ethel Wilson
Hill (Jean Giono)
Hill
38
Jean Giono
His Road Home (Richland)
His Road Home
39
Richland
Home (Toni Morrison)
Home
40
Toni Morrison
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