"A long story" idiomatically would be referred to as "A tall tale."
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a summary of a novel or a long story
Epistolary Novel
a short novel or long short story.
Novel
What does this mean? Is this supposed to be, "Why are novels written?" or "Why do novels exist?" A novel means nothing more than the length of a story. Basically, you have flash fiction, short story, novella, novel, saga. What is consider a novel length story is decided by publishers and can vary. Typically, it's about 80,000 words long (but can be shorter or longer). A writer will write a novel length story because their story happens to be that long.
A novel is often a long, fictional story written in prose (though some people publish "novels" or poetry). Depending on your definition of long, a novella (a shorter novel) may also count, or if you have a radically strange definition of long, this could be a story no longer than three pages. Your best bet, however, would be to go with a novel.
A short novel or a long short story.
Novel.
not all novels are this way. simply put, a novel is just another way to say book
Spy Story - novel - was created in 1974.