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Goodreads "World's Greatest Novellas" - Page 5

This is a category of literature dear to my own heart and also perhaps to those constrained in reading time. Novellas are a great way to expand the breadth of your reading, so this challenge could prove a useful guide to that end.
According to Goodreads , "a novella is a fictional prose narrative, as a rule of thumb more than 20,000 but fewer than 50,000 words in length. These boundaries are approximate....."
Notes:
* Some of these books are collections of novellas with the book itself several hundred pages long.
* "Una Historia De Ayer" appears twice on the source list; it has been translated in 2021 as 'A Story of Yesterday'
* I have removed some books grossly exceeding the criteria above; also some duplicates.
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At the Mountains of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness
161
H.P. Lovecraft
Too Loud a Solitude (Bohumil Hrabal)
Too Loud a Solitude
162
Bohumil Hrabal
The End of the Tether (Joseph Conrad)
The End of the Tether
163
Joseph Conrad
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz
164
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Island of Dr. Moreau (H.G. Wells)
The Island of Dr. Moreau
165
H.G. Wells
Oroonoko (Aphra Behn)
Oroonoko
166
Aphra Behn
Cosmicomics (Italo Calvino)
Cosmicomics
167
Italo Calvino
The Vet's Daughter (Barbara Comyns)
The Vet's Daughter
168
Barbara Comyns
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
169
Dashiell Hammett
Angels and Insects (A. S. Byatt)
Angels and Insects
170
A. S. Byatt
The Life of Lazarillo Tormes (Trans. W.S. Merwin)
The Life of Lazarillo Tormes
171
Trans. W.S. Merwin
The Thing About Alice (Jean-Luke Swanepoel)
The Thing About Alice
172
Jean-Luke Swanepoel
Jabberwocky (Daniel Coleman)
Jabberwocky
173
Daniel Coleman
El Hacho (Luis Carrasco)
El Hacho
174
Luis Carrasco
The Abbess of Crewe (Muriel Spark)
The Abbess of Crewe
175
Muriel Spark
Memory Wall (Anthony Doerr)
Memory Wall
176
Anthony Doerr
The Barracks Thief (Tobias Wolff)
The Barracks Thief
177
Tobias Wolff
On Chesil Beach (Ian McEwan)
On Chesil Beach
178
Ian McEwan
All Systems Red (Martha Wells)
All Systems Red
179
Martha Wells
The Shawl (Cynthia Ozick)
The Shawl
180
Cynthia Ozick
Kitchen (Banana Yoshimoto)
Kitchen
181
Banana Yoshimoto
The Age of Grief (Jane Smiley)
The Age of Grief
182
Jane Smiley
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
183
Lois Lowry
Mount Analogue (René Daumal)
Mount Analogue
184
René Daumal
The Nose (Nikolai Gogol)
The Nose
185
Nikolai Gogol
Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Seanan McGuire)
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
186
Seanan McGuire
Letter From an Unknown Woman (Stefan Zweig)
Letter From an Unknown Woman
187
Stefan Zweig
Running Wild (J.G. Ballard)
Running Wild
188
J.G. Ballard
The Girl With the Golden Eyes (Honoré De Balzac)
The Girl With the Golden Eyes
189
Honoré De Balzac
The Tiny Wife (Andrew Kaufman)
The Tiny Wife
190
Andrew Kaufman
Lieutenant Gustl (Arthur Schnitzler)
Lieutenant Gustl
191
Arthur Schnitzler
Rage (Stephen King)
Rage
192
Stephen King
O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)
O Pioneers!
193
Willa Cather
The Ebony Tower (John Fowles)
The Ebony Tower
194
John Fowles
How I Became a Nun (César Aira)
How I Became a Nun
195
César Aira
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (Ambrose Bierce)
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
196
Ambrose Bierce
Raise the Red Lantern (Su Tong)
Raise the Red Lantern
197
Su Tong
A Woman's Story (Annie Ernaux)
A Woman's Story
198
Annie Ernaux
False Dawn (Edith Wharton)
False Dawn
199
Edith Wharton
Up at the Villa (W. Somerset Maugham)
Up at the Villa
200
W. Somerset Maugham
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