# What is the name for a short story appended to a novel? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 1, 2015, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-a-short-story-appended-to-a-novel/729558 "2015-09-01T00:26:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2015, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-a-short-story-appended-to-a-novel/729558/21 "2015-09-01T22:24:19Z")
> [@Andy\_L](#): > > Lagniappe Great word for the six of us who know what it means. William Marshall, a brilliant eccentric, used to start his Yellowthread Street mysteries with a short story unrelated to the novel. Maybe that’s the answer. Move it to the front. That removes the extra pages at the end problem. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2015, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-a-short-story-appended-to-a-novel/729558/22 "2015-09-02T01:48:13Z")
> [@Andy\_L](#): > > Lagniappe I had to look it up… It is a deucedly good word for this! I might very well call it that, just for the joy of using the word! Thank you! You’ve improved this shining hour! > [@OneCentStamp](#): > > A fine example is the current deluxe edition of Peter S. Beagle’s sublime _The Last Unicorn_, which now comes with his short story “Two Hearts” appended. It’s set in the same world, has a few characters in common, and puts a nice little bow onto the end of the story, even though _The Last Unicorn_ didn’t really need one. Very much what I’m thinking of. I’ve pretty much decided to do it, and now I know what heading to use! Thank you all, all, and all! The SDMB may not be the repository (“huh, huh, he said ‘repository’”) of all knowledge, but it’s a darn good first approximation to it! ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2015, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-a-short-story-appended-to-a-novel/729558/23 "2015-09-03T00:47:56Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > I had to look it up… It is a deucedly good word for this! I might very well call it that, just for the joy of using the word! Thank you! You’ve improved this shining hour! > > Very much what I’m thinking of. I’ve pretty much decided to do it, and now I know what heading to use! > > Thank you all, all, and all! The SDMB may not be the repository (“huh, huh, he said ‘repository’”) of all knowledge, but it’s a darn good first approximation to it! Glad you liked it - I’ve seen David Brin use the word for a little extra he wrote for “Foundation’s Triumph” [DAVID BRIN: Foundation's Triumph](http://www.davidbrin.com/foundationstriumph.html) ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2015, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-a-short-story-appended-to-a-novel/729558/24 "2015-09-03T02:17:23Z")
I first got it from S. J. Perelman, who used it often. And only six of you know who [he is](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._J._Perelman). ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2015, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-a-short-story-appended-to-a-novel/729558/25 "2015-09-03T02:22:25Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > I first got it from S. J. Perelman, who used it often. And only six of you know who [he is](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._J._Perelman). He wrote “One man’s Mede is another man’s Persian” didn’t he? ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2015, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-a-short-story-appended-to-a-novel/729558/26 "2015-09-03T02:36:38Z")
I’m following in the footsteps of both S.J. Perelman and David Brin? Too cool! ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2015, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-a-short-story-appended-to-a-novel/729558/27 "2015-09-03T02:51:34Z")
> [@Andy\_L](#): > > He wrote “One man’s Mede is another man’s Persian” didn’t he? Buzz. Sorry, that was George S. Kaufman. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2015, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-a-short-story-appended-to-a-novel/729558/28 "2015-09-03T13:02:32Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > Buzz. Sorry, that was George S. Kaufman. Thanks. I have read Perelman’s “Farewell, my lovely appetizer” in the collection of New Yorker humor “Disquiet, Please!” ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-a-short-story-appended-to-a-novel/729558/29 "2015-09-03T15:57:42Z")
I don’t want to turn this into a game of topper, but I \*included \*“Farewell, My Lovely Appetizer” in my anthology of mystery parodies by the great humorists, _The Defective Detective_. Which I’m quite proud of because there has never been anything else like it. And it’s one of the funniest books you’ll ever read. And mentioning that allows me to being up the old thread [Wherefore, Exapno Mapcase?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=420677) which is 64 kinds of irony. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-a-short-story-appended-to-a-novel/729558/30 "2015-09-03T17:28:16Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > I don’t want to turn this into a game of topper, but I \*included \*“Farewell, My Lovely Appetizer” in my anthology of mystery parodies by the great humorists, _The Defective Detective_. Which I’m quite proud of because there has never been anything else like it. And it’s one of the funniest books you’ll ever read. Thank you - I know someone who would like that - and Christmas is coming… ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2015, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-a-short-story-appended-to-a-novel/729558/31 "2015-09-03T23:53:41Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > A coda is sort of like what you’re describing. But I think calling something a coda implies it’s more related to the main work than your story may be. [Redshirts](http://www.amazon.com/Redshirts-Novel-Three-John-Scalzi-ebook/dp/B0079XPUOW/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8) by John Scalzi is “a novel with three codas”. Each of the codas is a short story about a minor character or someone who had been touched by one of the characters in the novel. The novel is hilarious, but the codas are serious. One of them made me cry. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-a-short-story-appended-to-a-novel/729558/32 "2015-09-04T04:04:38Z")
**Yllaria** : I keep meaning to read “Redshirts.” You just pushed me over the tipping point. (Pushy!) 😃 Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-a-short-story-appended-to-a-novel/729558/33 "2015-09-04T04:09:57Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > I don’t want to turn this into a game of topper, but I \*included \*“Farewell, My Lovely Appetizer” in my anthology of mystery parodies by the great humorists, _The Defective Detective_. Which I’m quite proud of because there has never been anything else like it. And it’s one of the funniest books you’ll ever read. > > And mentioning that allows me to being up the old thread [Wherefore, Exapno Mapcase?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=420677) which is 64 kinds of irony. Can you give me publishing info on “The Defective Detective?” Amazon has several books with similar titles, and I can’t figure which one is yours. I could use a good laugher, and I’m fond of mysteries and detective fic and noir and the like. (Murder by Death is my favorite movie ever, and The Cheap Detective isn’t far behind!) ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-a-short-story-appended-to-a-novel/729558/34 "2015-09-04T16:17:59Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > Can you give me publishing info on “The Defective Detective?” Amazon has several books with similar titles, and I can’t figure which one is yours. I could use a good laugher, and I’m fond of mysteries and detective fic and noir and the like. (Murder by Death is my favorite movie ever, and The Cheap Detective isn’t far behind!) [The Defective Detective](http://www.amazon.com/Defective-Detective-Mystery-Parodies-Humorists/dp/0806513675/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1441383358&sr=8-1&keywords=the+defective+detective). Available for a penny! Cheap at twice the price! ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2015, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-a-short-story-appended-to-a-novel/729558/35 "2015-09-04T20:10:12Z")
Purchased! Thanks! Will review on Amazon. (I shouldn’t’a said that; my pseudonym here could be compromised!) ---
**Author:** ![Damfino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Damfino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damfino)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2015, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-a-short-story-appended-to-a-novel/729558/36 "2015-09-06T21:33:53Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > Great word for the six of us who know what it means. > > William Marshall, a brilliant eccentric, used to start his Yellowthread Street mysteries with a short story unrelated to the novel. > > Maybe that’s the answer. Move it to the front. That removes the extra pages at the end problem. I came across the word in a Harlan Ellison story about unicorns and New Orleans [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-a-short-story-appended-to-a-novel/729558.md?page=1)