Once youre done reading about the worlds longest novel, check out some of our. For a full list of record titles, please use our record. Its theme of involuntary memory is repeated through the course of following the narrators life, from childhood to adulthood. Sep 08, 2017 what was the longest book ever written. So read the closing words of the six volumes of commentary some 2,764 pages on the leadup to the 2003 invasion of iraq, found in the report of the iraq inquiry, published on 6 july and popularly known as the chilcot report. While i realize word count would be a more reliable measure of true length, i found it difficult to get what i considered reliable data regarding word count of all fantasy series, so i settled for number of pages in series, which. We hope you will get interested in some of them and actually read them of course if you have a lot of free time in your daily schedule. The longest book you have ever read page 3 creative. The eye of argon, released by theis when he was 16 years old, has the makings of a young, successful first work by an eager and talented author. With this in mind, i did some research and came up with thirty of the longest fantasy series ever published. Whats the longest novel not a encyclopedia ever written.
Nigel tomms abstract novel the blah story was begun to publish in the october 2007. Its not so much a novel as a biosphere, with each ecosystem reliant on another within and without, the beginning as with all life impossible to chart. At the end of 100 days, well verify if you are the standing record holder. I dont pay too much attention to the exact length of the books i read, but here are some of the longer ones i have read which seem to be in longest books.
The second part of his work won international awards as soon as it was published and with them, an international reputation. A history, a mammoth text published in 20, and written. Influence should not be set as an objective in itself. Scott fitzgeralds the great gatsby is distinguished as one of the greatest texts for introducing students to the art of reading literature critically which means you may have read it in school. Flagg, the old black woman with the chickens, and the crazy guy who ended the book. What i can confidently say is that the poor mouth is the funniest book by flann obrien or myles na gcopaleen, or any other joker in the shuffling deck of pseudonyms brian onolan wrote under. Set in the postcivil war american south, the novel follows a young african.
The longest book every written was the yongle dadian, an encyclopedia with 11,095 volumes and 22,877 chapters. Dec 17, 2006 depends on how you define written and research but my degree project graphic design bfa was a book actually one book in 12 volumes totaling about 3000 pages with one image per page. Read the ten longest novels ever written, list of l. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact of. It is actually the seventh longest novel ever written in a latin or cyrillic based alphabet and is subdivided into four books or volumes, each with sub parts containing many chapters. I am, however, taking an independent study soon in which i will write a 20 page at least paper. The longest book ever written the longest book ever written is called yongle dadian. Watch more videos for more knowledge what was the longest book ever written. Thus begins the longest work of fiction ever written. Often described as the worst fantasy novella ever written, the eye of argon is difficult to read with a straight face. Though the epistolary novel a novel in the form of letters written by one or more characters was most popular before the 19th century, alice walker became a champion of the style with her 1982 pulitzer prize and national book awardwinning novel the color purple. Reader4life the longest book that i can remember reading recently was virgin earth by philippa gregory. Here is the list of some of the longest books ever. Wikipedia list article this is a list of the novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream publisher.
The worst books of all time what do you think are the worst books ever written. Mar 02, 2020 thus begins the longest work of fiction ever written. Mick cullen wrote 36 tasks on his todo list in one minute. And in his spare time, he writes the longest work of fan fiction ever composed.
All records listed on our website are current and uptodate. The subspace emissarys worlds conquest is currently over. Ten of the worlds longest books for reading addicts. War and peace for extra credit in high school and the hobbit for a book report again. But id like to take this time to thank the 2 and 12 people in the entire universe who have bothered to read this entire thing. I love a long book that i can really get into, so i decided to compile a list of the longest novels ever written. Meet the college junior behind the longest fan fiction ever. Harper lee, believed to be one of the most influential authors to have ever existed, famously published only a single novel up until its controversial sequel was published in 2015 just before her death. Personally, i think the longest i ever read was the animorphs series 54 plus 10 companion books.
Whats the longest researchcritical paper youve ever written. In the image above the blah story books taken from prleap. The book has over 3,277,227 words which counted in pages are 7312. This book in malayalam is known as the longest written in an indian language. Whats the longest researchcritical paper youve ever. He studies computer science and computer maintenance. Im not totally sure which is the longest book ive ever read, but the three. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. It is currently the longest novel published in modern chinese.
If you look closely, a lot of books show up on both the worst books of all time list and the best books ever lists. The longest novel is artamene ou le grand cyrus, originally published 164954 in ten parts, each part in three volumes. If you ever need any previllage joe gould, let me know, she added. He writes on usjapan relations, reporting from the white house and the pentagon.
It is snowing outside and ira, who has had problems with his vision, misses a curve and wrecks his car. It contains 3,958 pages in four volumes and took 10 years to complete. In his new novel, the longest ride, sparks includes both of these perspectives, telling the stories of two couples whose disparate stories may be closer than readers might initially expect. The bible is the longest book i have ever read and it took me quite a long time since i wasnt just reading for readings. Much of the writing is, in grossmans words, differentiated and obfuscated.
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 book opens with ira levinson, a 91yearold man, trapped in his car following an accident. The template consists of a book title and an author, which when paired together would be nonsensical. Indeed, thucydides provides the subject matter of a whole chapter of freedmans strategy. It has been published in 9 volumes over a period of 40 years. The writing was excellent, detailed and as complex as an asoif book written by. Top 10 longest books in the world 2018 update articles. Hes cold and unable to move, and snow is falling hard outside. Posted on july 27, 2019 by katherine luck if you set out to find the worlds shortest novel, as i recently did, youll run into a crazy pile of misinformation, unsourced quora and yahoo answers pages, ethnic slurs disguised as jokes, and general confusion about the difference between a novel, a. So far the longest paper i have written was an 8 page comparisoncontrast of a filmbook. Oct 02, 2014 with this in mind, i did some research and came up with thirty of the longest fantasy series ever published.
The reason i cant confidently say that its the funniest book ever written is that i havent read every book ever written. I realize that this longest text ever must be very boring and not worth anyones time. War and peace is well known as being one of the longest novels ever written, though not the longest. In this novel, ira levinson is in his early nineties when he sets out to fulfill a long standing commitment. Yep, that is my summer reading, he replied, glancing down at the 1,088page behemoth of a novel. Proust is no match for these two fanfics the daily dot. Six further volumes another 2,899 pages, excluding. Based on various historical records and the letters written by kang hsi emperor, spence creates a fictional memoir to describe kang hsis later years. Women and men by joseph mcelroy 850,000 words, 1192 pages. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact.
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. The longest novel in a single volume that i have ever read is a suitable boy by vikram seth. Its a useful book to read, regardless of your political leanings, simply because so many people have read it that some of the terms and characters have become a sort of political and economic shorthand. Also, the longest novel fiction book ever written, according to the guinness book of world records, is in search of lost time by marcel proust, which has approximately 3,000,000 words in it. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. As i did more research, i realized that there were many issues i had to take into consideration when deciding what to include on this list. This is a list of the novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream publisher. Jul 27, 2019 what is the shortest novel ever written.
The longlost story of the longest book ever written. What is the longest book you have ever read and how was it. Yes, the book, that thing that the comedy world has watched him obsess over like a madman for three decades he says its ready. Nov 17, 2007 conventionally regarded as the longest novel in the english language. May 20, 2006 the longest book every written was the yongle dadian, an encyclopedia with 11,095 volumes and 22,877 chapters. Never ever marry into a north german mercantile dynasty. The 15,145page, singlespaced fantasy manuscript called the story of the vivian girls, in what is known as the realms of the unreal, of the glandecoangelinian war storm, caused by the child slave rebellion by henry joseph darger jr. If you set out to find the worlds shortest novel, as i recently did, youll run into a crazy pile of misinformation, unsourced quora and yahoo answers pages, ethnic slurs disguised as jokes, and general confusion about the difference between a novel, a novella, and a short story. Apr 18, 2019 it appears that atlas shrugged is also the longest book ive ever read. Im thoroughly enjoying it, but its made me think about other large texts or books that other people have read and what they think of them. I wanted to identify the shortest novel ever written in order to solve a mystery thats been plaguing me. Conventionally regarded as the longest novel in the english language. This task ended up being much more complex than one would think a list of longest books.
Im doing a 2000 word essay as we speak, they usually do it by words now in university. The novel is told from the perspective of a young man named nick carraway who has recently moved to new york city and is befriended by. Hey guys, just wondering what the longest essay you have ever written in your life. Anthony powell, a dance to the music of timepublished from 1951 to 1975, as a partial tribute to proust. Jun 04, 2014 the longest novel ever published was written in the 1600s. This old book by fulton oursler, the greatest book ever written will make your heart so glad that you feel like a new person. Published in 12 volumes, it is sometimes regarded as a novel sequence. Poor fellow my country by xavier herbert this is the longest australian novel ever written at. Read this and have an exquisite spiritual experience. Proust produced the first volume of his volume masterpiece in 1912 it was first published in 19. The longest novel in penguin classics and penguin modern. Im currently reading the making of the atomic bomb by richard rhodes and at just under 900 pages long its one of the largest books ive ever read together with the bible, war and peace and the count of monte christo.
If you include childrensyoung teen book series, there are some american series that are pretty long. Top 10 longest novels in the english language listverse. I had a 20 page one in highschool, but it was a book report so it was fairly easy. May 25, 2017 5 longest books ever written adam buongiovanni. Please respect everyones opinions, even if you think their opinion is downright stupid. Even if i needed to do book reports on them, i found their plots to be. That would pretty much be my book report on 500,000 words. The best longest books 70 books meet your next favorite book. The original published version was full of typos and. If youre unhappy with some of the choices other people have made for this list, go add the books to other more positive lists. At over 1 million words, it is a contender for the longest englishlanguage novel ever written. You can learn who your family is in this recap of mankinds history. Jul 21, 2016 the academic discipline that freedmans and gilberts books inhabit began with what is still perhaps the greatest history of a war ever written, thucydides history of the peloponnesian war.
I dont pay too much attention to the exact length of the books i read, but here are some of the longer ones i have read which seem to be in longest books lists across the net. The longest novel is artamene ou le grand cyrus, originally published. The worlds shortest book was a joke template popularized in late 1960s. Id never and still have never read anything like it. How to make time to read the classics penguin books. 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. Miss macintosh, my darling by marguerite young 750,000 words, 1198 pages.