Portal:Novels

Topics Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Nature People Philosophy Religion Society Technology A novel is a long prose narrative written by a novelist that describes fictional characters and events, usually in the form of a sequential story. The genre has historical roots in antiquity and the fields of medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter, an Italian word used to describe short stories, supplied the present generic English term in the 18th century. Further definition of the genre is historically difficult. The construction of the narrative, the plot, the relation to reality, the characterization, and the use of language are usually discussed to show a novel's artistic merits. Most of these requirements were introduced to literary prose in the 16th and 17th centuries, in order to give fiction a justification outside the field of factual history. More about novels... edit   Selected article Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is the first novel by British writer Susanna Clarke (pictured). An alternative history set in 19th-century England around the time of the Napoleonic Wars, it is based on the premise that magic once existed in England and has returned with two men: Gilbert Norrell and Jonathan Strange. Centering on the relationship between these two men, the novel investigates the nature of "Englishness" and the boundary between reason and madness. It has been described as a fantasy novel, an alternative history, and a historical novel. The narrative draws on various Romantic literary traditions, such as the comedy of manners, the Gothic tale, and the Byronic hero. The novel's language is a pastiche of 19th-century writing styles, such as those of Jane Austen and Charles Dickens. Clarke began writing Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell in 1993; ten years later she submitted the manuscript for publication. It was accepted by Bloomsbury and published in September 2004, with illustrations by Portia Rosenberg. The novel was well-received by critics and reached number three on the New York Times bestseller list. It was longlisted for the 2004 Man Booker Prize and won the 2005 Hugo Award for Best Novel. edit   Selected novel quote It took me a long time and most of the world to learn what I know about love and fate and the choices we make, but the heart of it came to me in an instant, while I was chained to a wall and being tortured. I realized, somehow, through the screaming in my mind, that even in that shackled, bloody helplessness, I was still free: free to hate the men who were torturing me, or to forgive them. It doesn't sound like much, I know. But in the flinch and bite of the chain, when it's all you have got, that freedom is a universe of possibility. And the choice you make, between hating and forgiving, can become the story of your life. Shantaram Main projects Arts • Books • Literature • Novels • Entertainment • Visual arts Related Projects Animation • Anime and manga • Biography • Comics • Film • Fictional characters • Media franchises • Music • Television • Video games What are WikiProjects? edit   Did you know... ...that Chinua Achebe's novel A Man of the People described a coup d'état so similar to the real circumstances of Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi's rise to power in Nigeria that Achebe was suspected of knowing about the coup in advance? ...that the 1923 children's novel King Matt the First is as popular in Poland as Peter Pan is in the English-speaking world? ...that the Finnish novel Puhdistus (Purge) by Sofi Oksanen has won awards in Finland and France but had mixed reviews in Estonia, where the story takes place? 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K. Rowling Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas A Song Flung Up to Heaven Southern Cross (wordless novel) The Sun Also Rises Tom Swift The Temple at Thatch The Time Traveler's Wife To Kill a Mockingbird True at First Light Uncle Tom's Cabin Vision in White Emma Watson The Well of Loneliness Wordless novel Z. Marcas Featured lists Aurealis Award for best horror novel Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel List of works by John Buchan List of works by Leslie Charteris Roald Dahl bibliography Arthur Conan Doyle bibliography The Flashman Papers List of Harry Potter cast members List of works by Georgette Heyer List of works by E. W. Hornung Hugo Award for Best Novel Hugo Award for Best Novelette Hugo Award for Best Novella Hugo Award for Best Short Story List of James Bond novels and short stories John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel List of works by W. E. Johns List of works by Kwee Tek Hoay List of works by Dorothy L. Sayers List of works by H. Rider Haggard List of works by W. Somerset Maugham List of works by H. C. McNeile Nebula Award for Best Novella Nebula Award for Best Novel List of Nobel laureates in Literature List of Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction winners George Orwell bibliography List of works by Sax Rohmer Theodore Sturgeon Award P. G. Wodehouse bibliography World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology World Fantasy Award for Best Collection World Fantasy Award for Best Novel World Fantasy Award for Best Novella World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story World Fantasy Special Award—Non-professional Featured portals 16x16px Portal:Speculative fiction Template:/box-footer Add {{Portal|Novels}} to the See also section of related articles. Tag the talk pages of related articles with {{WikiProject Novels}} Join WikiProject Novels and list yourself as a Member in the project. Cleanup: A cleanup listing for this project is available. 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