novelization

American  

[nahv-uhl-uhz-ay-shuhn, nahv-uhl-ahyz-ay-shuhn] / ˌnɑv əl əzˈeɪ ʃən, ˌnɑv əlˌaɪzˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

plural

novelizations

1. the act, process, or result of novelizing something, such as a historical period or a piece of writing in another genre.

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Example Sentences

Anita’s story often feels like the novelization of one of the art world’s most notorious unsolved mysteries: Did this young and gifted artist accidentally fall?

From New York Times

And then also, why did the gay poet Paul Monette write the novelization for the movie?

From Salon

Jon Land, a former board member of the International Thriller Writers and the author of several of the recent "Murder, She Wrote" novelizations, credits the show with the emergence of cozy mysteries as a genre.

From Salon

"My agency computed that I would accrue, conservatively, $400,000 if I did the novelization. In contrast, if we went the route of rereleasing the original novel, I would make about $12,500."

From Salon

It’s not a novelization of “Tron” or a homage to “Ready Player One.”

From Washington Post