novel
narrative text, normally of a substantial length and in the form of prose describing a fictional and sequential story
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A novel is a literary form[1].
Key Facts
- Instance of: literary genre[3]
- Subclass of: work of fiction[4], narration[5], prose[6], narrative mode[7]
- Part of: novel sequence[8]
- Commons category: Novels[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Novel[10], Category:Novels[11]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Novels[12]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[17], The New Student's Reference Work[18], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20], Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[21]
- Equivalent class: http://dbpedia.org/ontology/Novel[22], http://www.hozo.jp/owl/YAMATO20210808.miz.owl#novel[23], https://sigma.ontologyportal.org/sigma/OWL.jsp?kb=SUMO&flang=OWL&term=Novel[24]
- Name in kana: ちょうへんしょうせつ[25]
- Different from: short novel[26], novella[27], xiaoshuo[28], Riwaya[29]
- Properties for this type: P50[30], P123[31], P136[32]
- Hashtag: novels[33]
- Practiced by: novelist[34]
- Derivative work: Sarawat Yai[35]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[36], WikiProject Narration[37], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[38]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Novels[39], WikiProject Literature[40]
Why It Matters
novel has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] novel is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]