By Dr. Chanyalew Sisay; Course Code: ELAm3111Novel is one from the genres of literature .The main characteristics Course Description of novel is unlike to short story it have large number of pages, mostly we get it in prose form and it have elements in a detail way. The course looks at the origin and worldwide development of novel. The rise and development of Amharic novel, and also detail study of the elements of the novel is conducted and discussed .Close reading and exploration of the selected Amharic novels of different authors are presented. Types of novel and typical techniques of narration on