roman
I'll write my first novel, a Proust-style piece.
J’écrirai mon premier roman, dans le style de Proust.
— The Great Beauty (2013)
Your novel might be really good.
Votre roman pourrait être vraiment bon.
— The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
The translation of the French novel took him more than three months.
La traduction du roman français lui a pris plus de trois mois.
He's publishing a new novel, his first in ages.
Il publie un nouveau roman, son premier depuis des lustres.
— Caché (2005)
Frankly speaking, his new novel is not very interesting.
Franchement, son nouveau roman n’est pas très intéressant.
Her novel was translated into Japanese.
Son roman a été traduit en japonais.
There's nothing better than a good novel.
Il n’y a rien de mieux qu’un bon roman.