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Long fictional narrative story
A novel is an extended work of narrative fiction usually written in prose and published as a book. The word derives from the Italian: novella for 'new'
Novel
1991 novel by James A. Michener
The Novel (1991) is a novel written by American author James A. Michener. A departure from Michener's better known historical fiction, The Novel is told
The_Novel
1986 novel by Stephen King
It is a 1986 horror novel by American author Stephen King. This is his 22nd book and his 17th novel written under his own name. The story follows seven
It_(novel)
2025 novel by Virginia Evans
The Correspondent is an epistolary novel by American author Virginia Evans. It was published on April 29, 2025, by Crown Publishing Group. The novel follows
The_Correspondent_(novel)
1971 novel by William Peter Blatty
The Exorcist is a 1971 horror novel by American author William Peter Blatty and published by Harper & Row. The book depicts a demonic possession of twelve-year-old
The_Exorcist_(novel)
1995 novel by Christopher Priest
The Prestige is a 1995 science fiction novel by Christopher Priest. It tells the story of a prolonged feud between two stage magicians in late 1800s England
The_Prestige_(novel)
1983 children's book by Roald Dahl
The Witches is a 1983 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. A dark fantasy, the story is set partly in Norway and partly in England, and features
The_Witches_(novel)
1979 novel by Stephen King
The Long Walk is a dystopian horror novel by American writer Stephen King, published in 1979, under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. Set in a dystopian
The_Long_Walk_(novel)
2020 fantasy novel by Susanna Clarke
earlier. The novel is written as a journal from within a seemingly infinite, world-encompassing megastructure called the House. Piranesi won the 2021 Women's
Piranesi_(novel)
2006 horror novel by Scott Smith
The Ruins is a 2006 horror novel by American author Scott Smith, set on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. The book fits specifically into the survival horror
The_Ruins_(novel)
1992 novel by Geoff Ryman
Was (or Was... in the UK edition) is a WFA–nominated 1992 novel by Canadian author Geoff Ryman, published by HarperCollins, focusing on themes of L. Frank
Was_(novel)
2018 novel by Madeline Miller
fantasy novel by American writer Madeline Miller. Set during the Greek Heroic Age, it is an original reimagining of various Greek myths, most notably the Odyssey
Circe_(novel)
Book by James M. Cain
The Butterfly is a hard-boiled novel by author James M. Cain published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1947. The story is set in rural West Virginia in the late
The_Butterfly_(novel)
1942 French novella by Albert Camus
1942 novella written by French author Albert Camus. The first of Camus's novels to be published, the story follows Meursault, an indifferent man in French
The_Stranger_(Camus_novel)
2015 historical fiction novel by Kristin Hannah
The Nightingale (2015) is a historical fiction novel by American author Kristin Hannah published by St. Martin's Press. The book tells the story of two
The Nightingale (Hannah novel)
The_Nightingale_(Hannah_novel)
1988 novel by Paulo Coelho
The Alchemist (Portuguese: O Alquimista) is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho which was first published in 1988. Originally written in Portuguese
The_Alchemist_(novel)
1974 horror novel by Stephen King
Carrie is the debut horror novel by American author Stephen King, released in 1974. Set in the town of Chamberlain, Maine, the plot revolves around Carrie
Carrie_(novel)
1969 novel by Mario Puzo
The Godfather is a crime novel by Italian American author Mario Puzo. Originally published on 10 March 1969 by G. P. Putnam's Sons, the novel details
The_Godfather_(novel)
1965 science fiction novel by Frank Herbert
Immortal for the Hugo Award for Best Novel and won the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1966. It is the first installment of the Dune Chronicles
Dune_(novel)
American novelist and underwater explorer (1931–2020)
novels, many featuring the character Dirk Pitt, have been listed on The New York Times fiction best-seller list more than 20 times. Cussler was the founder
Clive_Cussler
1977 novel by Stephen King
The Shining is a 1977 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It is King's third published novel and first hardcover bestseller; its success firmly
The_Shining_(novel)
2018 novel by Tommy Orange
is the debut novel by Cheyenne and Arapaho author Tommy Orange. Published in 2018, the book follows a large cast of Native Americans living in the Oakland
There_There_(novel)
1926 novel by Franz Kafka
The Castle (German: Das Schloss, also spelled Das Schloß [das ˈʃlɔs]) is the last novel by Franz Kafka, first published in 1926. In it, a protagonist
The_Castle_(novel)
1903 novel by Henry James
The Ambassadors is a 1903 novel by Henry James, originally published as a serial in the North American Review. The novel is a dark comedy which follows
The_Ambassadors_(novel)
1987 novel
The Commitments (1987) (originally to be called The Partitions) is a novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle. The first episode in The Barrytown Trilogy, it
The_Commitments_(novel)
2011 novel by Andy Weir
The Martian is a 2011 science fiction debut novel written by Andy Weir. The book was originally self-published on Weir's blog as a serial. In 2014, the
The_Martian_(Weir_novel)
2013 novel by Donna Tartt
The Goldfinch is a novel by the American author Donna Tartt. It won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The Goldfinch follows 13-year-old Theodore Decker
The_Goldfinch_(novel)
1967 novel by S. E. Hinton
The Outsiders is a coming-of-age novel by S. E. Hinton published in 1967 by Viking Press. The novel is set in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 1960s—although this
The_Outsiders_(novel)
2024 book by Percival Everett
James is a novel by American author Percival Everett published by Doubleday in 2024. The novel is a reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark
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1982 novel by Stephen King
The Running Man is a dystopian thriller novel by American writer Stephen King, first published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman in 1982 as a paperback
The_Running_Man_(novel)
Series of space opera novels by James S. A. Corey
Franck. The first novel, Leviathan Wakes, was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2012. The complete series was nominated for the Hugo Award
The_Expanse_(novel_series)
2008 science fiction novel by Liu Cixin
The Three-Body Problem (Chinese: 三体; pinyin: Sān tǐ; lit. 'three body') is a 2008 novel by the Chinese hard science fiction author Liu Cixin. It is the
The Three-Body Problem (novel)
The_Three-Body_Problem_(novel)
2007 novel by Dan Simmons
The Terror is a 2007 novel by American author Dan Simmons. It is a fictionalized account of Captain Sir John Franklin's lost expedition, on HMS Erebus
The_Terror_(novel)
Japanese author (1958–2026)
23, 2026) was a Japanese author chiefly known for his mystery novels. He served as the 13th President of Mystery Writers of Japan from 2009 to 2013. Higashino
Keigo_Higashino
1973 fantasy romance novel by William Goldman
The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure, The "Good Parts" Version is a 1973 fantasy romance novel by American
The_Princess_Bride_(novel)
1991 novel by John Grisham
Time to Kill, came into prominence afterwards due to this novel's success. A sequel novel, The Exchange, was published in October 2023. Mitch McDeere is
The_Firm_(novel)
1996 romantic novel by Nicholas Sparks
The Notebook is the debut novel by American novelist Nicholas Sparks. Released in 1996, the romance novel was later adapted into a popular 2004 film of
The_Notebook_(novel)
Novel written as a series of letters
An epistolary novel (/ɪˈpɪstəlɛri/) is a novel written as a series of letters between the fictional characters of a narrative. The term is often extended
Epistolary_novel
Adaptation of another work into a novel
A novelization (or novelisation) is a derivative novel that adapts the story of a work created for another medium, such as a film, TV series, stage play
Novelization
2008 dystopian novel by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games is a 2008 dystopian young adult novel by the American writer Suzanne Collins. It is written in the perspective of 16-year-old Katniss
The_Hunger_Games_(novel)
1965 novel by John Fowles
The Magus (1965) is a postmodern novel by British author John Fowles, telling the story of Nicholas Urfe, a young British graduate who is teaching English
The_Magus_(novel)
Novel by Joe Hill
The Fireman is a novel set in a post-apocalyptic time by American author Joe Hill. The novel, Hill's fourth, tells the tale of a deadly spore that has
The_Fireman_(novel)
2025 book
The Names is a 2025 novel by Florence Knapp, her debut. The novel begins in late 1987, where a woman named Cora is trapped in an abusive marriage and
The_Names_(Knapp_novel)
2019 novel by Margaret Atwood
The Testaments is a 2019 novel by Margaret Atwood. It is the sequel to The Handmaid's Tale (1985). The novel is set 15 years after the events of The Handmaid's
The_Testaments
1996 novel by Stephen King as Richard Bachman
"mirror" novel, Desperation. The two novels represent parallel universes relative to one another, and most of the characters present in one novel's world
The_Regulators_(novel)
1952 novel by John Steinbeck
1952 family saga novel by American author and Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck. Many regard the work as Steinbeck's most ambitious novel, and Steinbeck
East_of_Eden_(novel)
1968 book by Andy Warhol
a, also known as a: A Novel, is a 1968 book by the American artist Andy Warhol published by Grove Press. It is a nearly word-for-word transcription of
A,_A_Novel
1958 crime novel by Jim Thompson
The Getaway is a 1958 crime novel by Jim Thompson. Doc McCoy pulls off what he thinks is the perfect bank robbery, but there are things he has forgotten
The_Getaway_(novel)
2023 novel by R. F. Kuang
Yellowface is a 2023 satirical novel written by R. F. Kuang. The book was described as a satire of racial diversity in the publishing industry as well as
Yellowface_(novel)
Canonical novel that is thought to embody the essence of America
The "Great American Novel" (sometimes abbreviated as GAN) is the term for a canonical novel that generally embodies and examines the essence and character
Great_American_Novel
2017 science fiction novel by Andy Weir
fiction novel by American writer Andy Weir. It takes place in the late 2080s in Artemis, the first and only city on the Moon. It follows the life of porter
Artemis_(novel)
Serial novel by Stephen King
The Green Mile is a 1996 serial novel by American writer Stephen King. It tells the story of death row supervisor Paul Edgecombe's encounter with John
The_Green_Mile_(novel)
Novel by Irvine Welsh
a 2002 novel by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh, the sequel to Trainspotting. The book follows the characters of Trainspotting ten years after the events
Porno_(novel)
1947 novel by Albert Camus
The Plague (French: La Peste) is a 1947 absurdist novel by Albert Camus. The plot centers around the French Algerian city of Oran as it combats a plague
The_Plague_(novel)
Popular type of Japanese literature genre
A light novel (Japanese: ライトノベル, Hepburn: raito noberu) is a type of popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally
Light_novel
2018 horror novel by Stephen King
The Outsider (2018) is a horror novel by the American author Stephen King. The novel was published by Scribner. In the fictional town of Flint City, Oklahoma
The_Outsider_(King_novel)
American award for distinguished novels
published during the preceding calendar year. As the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel (awarded 1918–1947), it was one of the original Pulitzers; the program was
Pulitzer_Prize_for_Fiction
2011 horror novel by Adam Nevill
The Ritual is a 2011 British horror novel by Adam Nevill. The book was first released in the United Kingdom on 7 October 2011 through Pan Macmillan and
The_Ritual_(novel)
2017 novel by Min Jin Lee
Pachinko is the second novel by Harlem-based author and journalist Min Jin Lee. Published in 2017, Pachinko is an epic historical fiction novel following
Pachinko_(novel)
1998 novel by Michael Cunningham
The Hours, a 1998 novel by the American writer Michael Cunningham, is a tribute to Virginia Woolf's 1925 work Mrs Dalloway. Cunningham emulates elements
The_Hours_(novel)
Australian fantasy author (1944–2026)
his other works include his Storm Peak duology, as well as the adult novel The Grey Raider. John Flanagan was born in Sydney, Australia on 22 May 1944
John_Flanagan_(author)
1938 novel by Daphne du Maurier
Rebecca is a 1938 Gothic novel by the English author Daphne du Maurier. It depicts an unnamed young woman who impetuously marries a wealthy widower, before
Rebecca_(novel)
2019 novel by Rachel Reid
Rozanov. The novel is the second in Reid's Game Changers series of gay-themed ice hockey romance novels. A television series based on the novel was released
Heated_Rivalry_(novel)
2011 novel by Veronica Roth
Divergent is the debut novel of American novelist Veronica Roth, published by HarperCollins Children's Books in 2011. The first in the Divergent series
Divergent_(novel)
1975 novel by James Clavell
1975 novel of historical fiction by author James Clavell that chronicles the end of Japan's Azuchi-Momoyama period (1568–1600) and the dawn of the Edo
Shōgun_(novel)
Genre of prose fiction with a roguish hero
The picaresque novel is a genre of prose fiction that depicts the adventures of a roguish but appealing hero, usually of low social class, who lives by
Picaresque_novel
1953 novel by Raymond Chandler
The Long Good-bye is a novel by Raymond Chandler, published in 1953, his sixth novel featuring the private investigator Philip Marlowe. Some critics consider
The_Long_Goodbye_(novel)
1922 novel by Hermann Hesse
Siddhartha: An Indian novel (German: Siddhartha. Eine indische Dichtung; German: [ziˈdaʁta] ) is a 1922 novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey
Siddhartha_(novel)
2019 novel by Stephen King
The Institute is a 2019 American science fiction-horror novel by Stephen King, published by Scribner. The book follows twelve-year-old genius Luke Ellis
The_Institute_(King_novel)
2016 novel by Colson Whitehead
The Underground Railroad is a historical fiction novel by American author Colson Whitehead, published by Doubleday in 2016. The alternate history novel
The Underground Railroad (novel)
The_Underground_Railroad_(novel)
2019 novel by Ann Patchett
The Dutch House is a 2019 novel by Ann Patchett. It was published by Harper on September 24, 2019. It tells the story of a brother and sister, Danny and
The_Dutch_House_(novel)
Short novel by Yi Sang
The Wings (Korean: 날개) is a short novel written by the Korean author Yi Sang in 1936 and published in magazine Jo-Gwang (조광). It is one of the representative
The_Wings_(novel)
1996 novel by Alex Garland
The Beach is a 1996 novel by English author Alex Garland. Set in Thailand, it is the story of a young backpacker's search for a legendary, idyllic and
The_Beach_(novel)
American novelist (1923–1986)
best known for her 1979 novel Flowers in the Attic, which inspired two movie adaptations and four sequels. While her novels are not classified by her
V._C._Andrews
Narrative-focused video game genre
descriptions of the genre suggest that they present the player with choices that branch the narrative. The aesthetics of visual novels are often conveyed
Visual_novel
2015 novel by N. K. Jemisin
The Fifth Season is a 2015 science fantasy novel by American writer N. K. Jemisin. It was awarded the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2016. It is the first
The_Fifth_Season_(novel)
1908 novel by Henry De Vere Stacpoole
The Blue Lagoon is a coming-of-age romance novel written by Henry De Vere Stacpoole, first published by T. Fisher Unwin in 1908. The Blue Lagoon explores
The_Blue_Lagoon_(novel)
1956 novel by James Baldwin
Giovanni's Room is a 1956 novel by James Baldwin. The book concerns the events in the life of an American man living in Paris and his feelings and frustrations
Giovanni's_Room
Crime novel series
The Godfather is a series of crime novels about Italian-American Mafia families, most notably the fictional Corleone family, led by Don Vito Corleone
The_Godfather_(novel_series)
2022 novel by Cormac McCarthy
The Passenger is a 2022 novel by the American writer Cormac McCarthy. It was released six weeks before its companion novel Stella Maris. The plot of both
The Passenger (McCarthy novel)
The_Passenger_(McCarthy_novel)
1983 novel by Walter Tevis
The Queen's Gambit is a 1983 American novel by Walter Tevis, exploring the life of fictional female chess prodigy Beth Harmon. A bildungsroman, or coming-of-age
The_Queen's_Gambit_(novel)
Literary subgenre
The social novel, also known as the social problem (or social protest) novel, is a "work of fiction in which a prevailing social problem, such as gender
Social_novel
1998 novel by Louis Sachar
Holes is a 1998 middle grade novel written by Louis Sachar and first published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. The book centers on Stanley Yelnats IV, a
Holes_(novel)
1935 American children's novel by Laura Ingalls Wilder
House on the Prairie is an autobiographical children's novel by Laura Ingalls Wilder, published in 1935. It was the third novel published in the Little
Little House on the Prairie (novel)
Little_House_on_the_Prairie_(novel)
English writer
crime writer. He is the author of the Washington Poe series and the DI Avison Fluke series. In 2019 his novel The Puppet Show won the Crime Writers' Association
M._W._Craven
1899 novel by Kate Chopin
The Awakening is a novel by Kate Chopin, first published on 22 April 1899. Set in New Orleans and on the Louisiana Gulf coast at the end of the 19th century
The_Awakening_(Chopin_novel)
2016 American horror novel by John Langan
The Fisherman is an American horror novel by John Langan. It won the 2016 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel. Abraham, or Abe as he prefers, is a widower
The_Fisherman_(novel)
1946 novel by Ann Petry
The Street is a novel published in 1946 by African-American writer Ann Petry. Set in World War II era Harlem, Petry's novel is a commentary on the social
The_Street_(novel)
2009 novel by Stephen King
the Dome is a 2009 science fiction novel by American author Stephen King. It is the 58th book published by King, and it is his 48th novel. The novel focuses
Under_the_Dome_(novel)
1902 Wild West novel by Owen Wister
The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains is a 1902 Wild West and cowboy novel by American author Owen Wister, set in Wyoming Territory during the 1880s
The_Virginian_(novel)
1985 novel by Patrick Süskind
literary historical fantasy novel by German writer Patrick Süskind. The novel explores the sense of smell and its relationship with the emotional meanings that
Perfume_(novel)
1866 novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Gambler (Russian: Игрокъ, romanized: Igrok; modern spelling Игрок) is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky about a young tutor in the employment of
The_Gambler_(novel)
1996 novel by George R. R. Martin
Game of Thrones is an epic fantasy novel by American author George R. R. Martin. It was published in August 1996 as the first entry in his series A Song
A_Game_of_Thrones
2020 novel by Louise Erdrich
The Night Watchman is a novel by American author Louise Erdrich, first published on March 3, 2020, by HarperCollins. The novel is set in the 1950s. This
The_Night_Watchman_(novel)
Coming of age literary genre
from the German words Bildung ('formation' or 'education') and Roman ('novel'). The term was coined in 1819 by philologist Johann Karl Simon Morgenstern
Bildungsroman
1980 spy novel by Robert Ludlum
The Bourne Identity is a 1980 spy fiction thriller novel by Robert Ludlum that tells the story of Jason Bourne, a man with remarkable survival abilities
The_Bourne_Identity_(novel)
2009 film by Lee Daniels
Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire, or simply Precious, is a 2009 American drama film directed and co produced by Lee Daniels. Its script
Precious_(film)
1957 Nevil Shute novel
On the Beach is an apocalyptic novel published in 1957, written by British author Nevil Shute after he immigrated to Australia. The novel details the experiences
On_the_Beach_(novel)
1992 novel by Robert Harris
alternative history detective novel by English writer and journalist Robert Harris. Set in a world where the Axis won World War II, the story's protagonist—Xavier
Fatherland_(novel)
Novel by Michael Brodsky
(pronounced "three asterisks") is the fifth novel by Michael Brodsky, published by Four Walls Eight Windows in 1994. The book centers on Stu Potts, working
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Girl/Female
Finnish, German, Greek
Gift of God
Female
English
 Pet form of English Theodora, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Boy/Male
Native American
Rock.
Girl/Female
Greek American
Goddess; godly. Also as abbreviation of names like Althea and Dorothea. The mythological Thea was...
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Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Modern, Tamil
Nil
Male
Native American
Native American Navajo name TSE means "rock."
Female
German
Pet form of German Kätharina, KÄTHE means "pure."
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : topographic name for someone who lived by a common pasture, Middle English tye (Old English tēag).North German : from a short form, Tide, of the personal name Dietrich.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Middle English word tye, TYE means "pasture."
Male
English
Short form of English Theodore, THEO means "gift of God," and other names beginning with Theo-.
Female
Greek
 Short form of Greek and Latin Dorothea, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Girl/Female
Greek
Untamed.
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THU means "autumn."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Gift of God
Boy/Male
English
From the enclosure.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name from Middle English thewe ‘thrall’, ‘slave’ (Old English þēow).
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend American Hebrew Spanish
Arthur's brother.
Boy/Male
Greek American German
God given.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : variant of Tye.
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THI means "poem."
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