Navakatha Asapuwa

    A   novel   is a relatively long work of   narrative   fiction , typically written in   prose   and published as a   book . The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the   Italian :   novella   for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itself from the   Latin :   novella , a singular noun use of the neuter plural of   novellus , diminutive of   novus , meaning "new". [1] Some novelists, including  Nathaniel Hawthorne , [2]   Herman Melville , [3]   Ann Radcliffe , [4]   John Cowper Powys , [5]  preferred the term "romance" to describe their novels. According to  Margaret Doody , the novel has "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years", with its origins in the  Ancient Greek  and  Roman novel , in  Chivalric romance , and in the tradition of the Italian renaissance  novella . [6] ...

What is the first novel in history? The novel originated in  the early 18th century  after the Italian word "novella," which was used for stories in the medieval period. Its identity has evolved and it is now considered to mean a work of prose fiction over 50,000 words. Novels focus on character development more than plot.        The Tale of Genji Written 1,000 years ago, the epic story of 11th-Century Japan,   The Tale of Genji , was written by Murasaki Shikibu, a woman. Written 1,000 years ago, the Japanese epic The Tale of Genji is often called the world's first novel

  Types of novels  Mysteries. Romance. Thrillers. Science Fiction. Fantasy. Historical Fiction.