What are Novels!!!!
NOVEL - A Questionnaire
A novel is a book that tells a story about people and events that are not real.
Actually novel means 'new and different'.
Q. 2 A novel should consist of how many words?
The average word count for adult fiction is between 70,000 to 120,000 words. For children's fiction, the average is 50,000-70,000 words. Non-fiction word counts sit between 70,000-120,000 words.
Q. 3.What is the first novel?
Written 1,000 years ago, the Japanese epic ,'The Tale of Genji', is often called the world's first novel. It was written by a woman, Murasaki Shikibu.
Q. 4.Who is the father of novel?
Henry Fielding is considered founder or the “father of the English novel.
Eg. Tom Jones
Q. 5.What is the first novel of India?
Rajmohan's Wife, published in 1864 by Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay (1838–94), is generally regarded as the first Indian novel in English.
Q. 6.Is novel a true story?
All novels are fictional works written in prose
Q. 7.Who is the father of Indian novel?
Mulk Raj Anand (12 December 1905 – 28 September 2004) was an Indian writer in English, recognised for his depiction of the lives of the poorer castes in traditional Indian society.
Q. 8.Which novel is considered as the first English novel?
The first novel is usually credited to be Defoe's Robinson Crusoe which was first published in 1719 (Lee). The novel is about a man, Crusoe, who spent 28 years on a deserted island and the adventures in which he encountered while on the island.
Must read top 10 Novels :
- Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
- Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- Tom Jones by Henry Fieldings
- Harry Potter by J. k. Rowling
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- A Scarlet letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- The God of small things by Arundhati Roy
- The blue umbrella by Ruskin Bond
- Jungle book by Rudyard Kipling—----------------------—-------
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