novel
C1074
concept
A novel is a long, fictional narrative in prose that explores characters, events, and themes over an extended, often complex plot.
All labels observed (193)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| novel canonical | 6,965 |
| literary work | 2,572 |
| historical novel | 311 |
| fantasy novel | 245 |
| children's novel | 202 |
| thriller novel | 157 |
| fictional work | 109 |
| young adult novel | 100 |
| mystery novel | 99 |
| adventure novel | 91 |
| comic novel | 84 |
| detective novel | 58 |
| semi-autobiographical novel | 58 |
| humor book | 51 |
| philosophical novel | 47 |
| debut novel | 42 |
| American novel | 41 |
| coming-of-age novel | 41 |
| political novel | 38 |
| modernist novel | 36 |
| dystopian novel | 35 |
| epistolary novel | 34 |
| French novel | 33 |
| British novel | 30 |
| postmodern novel | 30 |
| autobiographical novel | 29 |
| science fiction novella | 28 |
| spy novel | 27 |
| naturalist novel | 26 |
| suspense novel | 25 |
| war novel | 24 |
| romantic novel | 22 |
| humorous fiction | 20 |
| Victorian novel | 19 |
| espionage novel | 19 |
| humorous novel | 19 |
| James Bond novel | 18 |
| dark fantasy novel | 18 |
| detective fiction work | 17 |
| American literature | 16 |
| speculative fiction work | 16 |
| realist novel | 15 |
| romance novel | 15 |
| Bengali novel | 14 |
| Kannada novel | 13 |
| historical fantasy novel | 13 |
| social novel | 13 |
| children's fantasy novel | 12 |
| historical fiction novel | 12 |
| picaresque novel | 12 |
| psychological horror novel | 11 |
| gothic novel | 10 |
| historical fiction work | 10 |
| post-apocalyptic novel | 10 |
| comic fantasy novel | 9 |
| contemporary novel | 9 |
| Chinese novel | 8 |
| Kannada-language novel | 8 |
| biographical novel | 8 |
| comedy novel | 8 |
| dystopian fiction work | 8 |
| fix-up novel | 8 |
| noir novel | 8 |
| novelization | 8 |
| time travel fiction | 8 |
| Japanese light novel | 7 |
| boys' novel | 7 |
| historical adventure novel | 7 |
| prose romance | 7 |
| 19th-century novel | 6 |
| Canadian novel | 6 |
| English novel | 6 |
| Irish novel | 6 |
| juvenile novel | 6 |
| romantic suspense novel | 6 |
| utopian novel | 6 |
| Japanese novel | 5 |
| contemporary fantasy novel | 5 |
| decadent novel | 5 |
| fictional novel | 5 |
| literary fiction work | 5 |
| middle-grade novel | 5 |
| Arabic novel | 4 |
| Scottish novel | 4 |
| Spanish novel | 4 |
| allegorical novel | 4 |
| children’s novel | 4 |
| drama novel | 4 |
| existential novel | 4 |
| post-apocalyptic fiction work | 4 |
| повесть | 4 |
| উপন্যাস | 4 |
| English-language literary work | 3 |
| Mexican novel | 3 |
| Russian novel | 3 |
| anti-slavery novel | 3 |
| dark comedy novel | 3 |
| existentialist novel | 3 |
| rags-to-riches novel | 3 |
| standalone novel | 3 |
| unpublished novel | 3 |
| vampire novel | 3 |
| роман | 3 |
| Argentine novel | 2 |
| Latin novel | 2 |
| Swedish novel | 2 |
| biblical novel | 2 |
| comic fiction series | 2 |
| companion novel | 2 |
| domestic novel | 2 |
| epic novel | 2 |
| erotic romance novel | 2 |
| holiday novel | 2 |
| humorous novel series | 2 |
| literary novel | 2 |
| mafia novel | 2 |
| magic realist novel | 2 |
| narrative fiction | 2 |
| neo-noir novel | 2 |
| novel draft | 2 |
| novel volume | 2 |
| novela | 2 |
| pastoral novel | 2 |
| romantic drama novel | 2 |
| sentimental novel | 2 |
| serialized novel | 2 |
| social-problem novel | 2 |
| socialist realist novel | 2 |
| spiritual novel | 2 |
| steampunk novel | 2 |
| stream-of-consciousness fiction | 2 |
| stream-of-consciousness novel | 2 |
| suspense fiction | 2 |
| symbolist novel | 2 |
| Arabic-language novel | 1 |
| Brazilian novel | 1 |
| Egyptian novel | 1 |
| Indonesian novel | 1 |
| LGBT novel | 1 |
| LGBTQ+ novel | 1 |
| Marathi-language novel | 1 |
| Norwegian novel | 1 |
| Novel | 1 |
| Odia novel | 1 |
| Polish novel | 1 |
| Southern fiction | 1 |
| aesthetic novel | 1 |
| anti-labor novel | 1 |
| boys’ novel | 1 |
| business fiction | 1 |
| chick lit | 1 |
| chick lit novel | 1 |
| collage novel | 1 |
| crossover novel | 1 |
| cult novel | 1 |
| didactic novel | 1 |
| educational novel | 1 |
| episodic novel | 1 |
| feminist novel | 1 |
| fictional electronic travel guidebook | 1 |
| genre-bending novel | 1 |
| industrial novel | 1 |
| lesbian novel | 1 |
| metaphysical novel | 1 |
| middle grade novel | 1 |
| mystical novel | 1 |
| naturalist fiction | 1 |
| novel in a series | 1 |
| novelistic narrative | 1 |
| pioneer novel | 1 |
| poetic novel | 1 |
| poetical novel | 1 |
| political mystery novel | 1 |
| postcolonial novel | 1 |
| powieść | 1 |
| proletarian novel | 1 |
| prose fantasy | 1 |
| revenge novel | 1 |
| revolutionary novel | 1 |
| roman à clef | 1 |
| romantic thriller novel | 1 |
| sea novel | 1 |
| sensation fiction | 1 |
| socialist novel | 1 |
| socially engaged novel | 1 |
| sports novel | 1 |
| superhero novel | 1 |
| tragic novel | 1 |
| wuxia novel | 1 |
| young adult fiction work | 1 |
| сентиментальная повесть | 1 |
| رواية | 1 |
| বাংলা উপন্যাস | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: novel
Generated description
A novel is a long, fictional narrative in prose that explores characters, events, and themes over an extended, often complex plot.