If I Were a Boy is an Albanian novel written in a form derived from latin from a greek word meaning
Epistolary novel An epistolary novel is a novel written as a series of documents. The usual form is letters, although diary entries, newspaper clippings and other documents are sometimes used. Recently, electronic "documents" such as recordings and radio, blogs, and e-mails have also come into use. The word "epistolary" is derived from Latin from the Greek word ἐπιστολή "epistolē", meaning a letter (see epistle).
Johannes Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek name (Ιωάννης) and Classical Latin ("Ioannes"), itself derived from the Hebrew name "Yehochanan", meaning "Yahweh is gracious". The name became popular in Northern Europe, especially in Germany. Common German variants for Johannes are "Johann", "Hans" (diminutized to "Hänschen" or "Hänsel", known from ""Hansel and Gretel"", a fairy tale by the Grimm brothers), "Hannes", "Jens" (from Danish) and "Jan" (from Dutch). In the Netherlands, Johannes was without interruption the most common masculine birth name until 1989. Jan is a variant of John known in Catalan, Czech, Slovenian, Dutch, Scandinavian, Cornish, German, Afrikaans and Northern Germanic. Polish has its own variant Janusz as has Slovenian "Janez". Common English variants for Johannes are "John" or "Johnny". There are also variants of the name in other languages: