a novel
为什么我不再写一本小说
Why don't I write another novel?
— 绝美之城 (2013)
我觉得要我用法语写一本小说是不可能的。
I think it would be impossible for me to write a novel in French.
你的前一本小说“冒险”并不成功
Your previous novel, "Adventure," wasn’t very successful.
— 天才一族 (2001)
这款游戏基于一本小说。
This game is based on a novel.