Hi, I was wondering what actually defines a novel. I've heard they can be short and that short stories can be long (if that makes sense) so what defines one from the other?
Hi, I was wondering what actually defines a novel. I've heard they can be short and that short stories can be long (if that makes sense) so what defines one from the other?
Quality.
Professor F. Kermode - The test of any novel is whether it is 're-readable.'
Professor L. C. Knights - The test of a novel is whether it makes me, 'Walk more in the world.'
Capitalism.