Because we live in this world, I search for short novellas. I was reading "The Old Man and the Sea" in a afternoon.
>>7899500
Look at the wiki.
The old man and the sea is a morning novel though
>>7899531
But, are short novellas?
>>7899657
Novellas are short by default, dummy.
>>7899531
nothing by jules verne should be considered a novella, regardless of length everything he writes feels like it takes a million years to read
>>7899537
I prefer to read it in real time over the course of three days as this more accurately evokes the hardship of the fisherman.
>>7899657
They're novellas, so yes, they're short. That's what novella means.
>>7899663
this is one of the few times the >translations meme applies
jules verne was notoriously poorly translated by publishers at the time looking to cash in on a quick buck. quality translations does wonders for reading verne.
>>7899500
The Squabble (also known as Ivan Ivanovich in some translations) by Nikolai Gogol is pretty great, and would give you a feel for whether or not you'll like his other work. I consider his Petersburg Stories to be the greatest short stories I've read, and Dead Souls rank among my favorite novels of all time. Give The Squabble a go.
>>7899659
novella is commune in france
>>7899500
Heart of Darkness is like 100 pages
