Let's Read Novellas 2022 - hosted by gummistovlar

A novella by an author from an island nation/community
Try not to default to the UK but look for Ireland, Madagascar, Cuba etc
All books added
Springtime: A Ghost Story by Michelle de Kretser

Springtime: A Ghost Story

Michelle de Kretser

92 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction horror short stories dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Blue Fox by Sjón

The Blue Fox

Sjón

112 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical magical realism reflective slow-paced
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Convenience Store Woman

Sayaka Murata

3 hours, 22 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary reflective fast-paced
Fortune by Amanda Smyth

Fortune

Amanda Smyth

266 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical adventurous medium-paced
The Impossible Resurrection of Grief by Octavia Cade

The Impossible Resurrection of Grief

Octavia Cade

82 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction nature science fiction challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Genesis by Bernard Beckett

Genesis

Bernard Beckett

192 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction science fiction young adult dark reflective slow-paced
No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai

No Longer Human

Osamu Dazai

177 pages • first pub 1948 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark reflective sad medium-paced
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto

Kitchen

Banana Yoshimoto

160 pages • first pub 1988 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary short stories emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

Small Things Like These

Claire Keegan

112 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
The Art of White Roses by Viviana Prado Núñez, Catherine Rosas-Huerta

The Art of White Roses

Viviana Prado Núñez, Catherine Rosas-Huerta

166 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical young adult emotional reflective slow-paced