Originally published between 1649 and 1653, the novel is known to be the longest french novel ever written,095 pages in the original. This task ended up being much more complex than one would think a list of longest books ever should be. Once youre done reading about the worlds longest novel, check out some. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact. The longest novel ever published was written in the 1600s. An enclyclopedia with 11,095 volumes and 22,877 chapters. The longest book ever written the longest book ever written is called yongle dadian. Countries with fiveletter names what is the word for two bad choices. All records listed on our website are current and uptodate. Forster wrote his novel a passage to india after multiple trips to the country throughout his early life. It had been a long battle for survival, but he managed to stop the imbeciles from defeating him for real.
Impress your friends by breaking or inventing your own writing world records on. The 25 most challenging books you will ever read if youve made it all the way through any of these, give yourself a pat on the back. From don quixote to american pastoral, take a look at the 100 greatest novels of all time the 100 greatest nonfiction books the 2015 version of the 100 best novels. Hes one of the legends of boston comedy, but this is not a joke. The second part of his work won international awards as soon as it was published and with them, an international reputation. Top 10 longest novels in the english language listverse. And in his spare time, he writes the longest work of fan fiction ever composed.
The name of her brother georges appeared on the title page, and he is sometimes. Polgara the sorceress is the longest book i have read in english at 754 pages. The book was published in 1924 and follows a muslim indian doctor named aziz and his relationships with an english professor, cyril fielding, and a visiting english schoolteacher named adela quested. Rated the longest novel ever by the guinness book of world records, theres no doubt that prousts masterpiece could quite easily double up as a mightily effective doorstop, with volumes clocking up nearly 1. He decided that today was perhaps the longest day of his life. This may sound really odd, but i started writing fan fiction because it. Clarissa samuel richardson one of the longest novels in the english language, but unputdownable. Books with really long titles add your favorite books that have titles that have at least six words, not counting what comes after the colon. Tom jones henry fielding the adventures of a highspirited orphan boy. This is a list of the novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream publisher. Not only had he been called an idiot to his face, but he could do nothing to counter that. According to the guinness book of world records, the book with the longest title in the world.
Watch more videos for more knowledge what was the longest book ever written. It is the longest japanese novel and also one of the longest ever written. It took up,095 pages spread over 10 volumes, with over two million words, and a french name which is the reason why were not even bothering to write it out for you. Rated the longest novel ever by the guinness book of world records, theres no doubt that prousts masterpiece could quite easily double up as. The longest novel is artamene ou le grand cyrus, originally published 164954 in ten parts, each part in three volumes. Ever wondered which are the longest fantasy book series of all time. I used word count, not number of pages, as the measure of length, and 3. My french edition of harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book i. Meet the college junior behind the longest fan fiction ever. I was a prodigy in name only, with nothing to show for the reputation id. The book, about daniel radcliffe who played harry potter in the popular movie series, was written by s.
Its theme of involuntary memory is repeated through the course of following the narrators life, from childhood to adulthood. Proust produced the first volume of his volume masterpiece in 1912 it was first published in 19. In 977 ad, a persian poet named ferdowsi began on a grandiose poetic journey that. Christian writes under the name aurachannelerchris, and his prolificacy is. Poor fellow my country by xavier herbert this is the longest australian novel ever written at 850,000 words. Which is the longest novel ever written in any language trivia. Poor fellow my country by xavier herbert this is the longest australian novel ever written at.
Top 10 longest novels ever written 10 romance of the three kingdoms luo guanzhong 800,000 words. After two years of careful consideration, robert mccrum has reached a verdict on his selection of the 100 greatest novels written in english. Ten of the worlds longest books for reading addicts. Proust is no match for these two fanfics the daily dot. Which is the longest novel ever written, in any language. In 20072008 the name and the author of the longest novel have changed. Thus begins the longest work of fiction ever written. Mike donovan, 57yearold standup comedian, southie guy, history nut, is ready. Check out some of the coolest and quirkiest writing world records and videos. The longest novel is artamene ou le grand cyrus, originally published.
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