Answer:

novelle

AnswerCrossword Clue
NOVELLEIt's longer than a Kurzgeschichte (short story)
NOVELLEGerman narrative genre
NOVELLEShort tales: It.
NOVELLEShort tales, as the "Decameron."
NOVELLEShort stories, like Boccaccio's.
NOVELLEBoccaccio's tales
NOVELLEShort tales
NOVELLEShort tales, from the Italian
NOVELLEShort read (var.)