Usage Note
Novela is a false friend for English speakers: it means a full-length novel, not a novella. A short story is cuento, and a short novella-length work is novela corta. The popular TV genre telenovela takes its name from this word. The person who writes novels is a novelista, which is invariable in gender.
Examples
"Está leyendo una novela de ciencia ficción."
Natural Translation
She is reading a science-fiction novel.
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