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Defining the novel A fictional prose narrative of considerable length, typically having a plot that is unfolded by the actions, speech, and thoughts of the characters. Like the short story, the novel tells a story, but unlike the short story, it presents more than an episode. Like epic poetry, the novel may celebrate great events, but unlike epic poetry it also may pay attention to details of everyday life. Like a playwright, a novelist tells a story, but a novelist has more freedom than a playwright to portray events outside the framework of the immediate story, such as historical events that