Longest book ever pages

May 29, 2019 this is the longest flipbook i have ever made. No doubt frank, the number one proust scholar in america from little miss sunshine would have read this even though its 1. If you write a book according to the usual criteria, one person may like it, the other may dislike it, but when you write ten volumes, no one will say that the book is in eight. Over the years, there has been some controversy over what constitutes the worlds longest novel. The english translation is remembrance of things past or in search of lost time. Its recorded by guinness as the longest book ever written. Books with endless words counts and over 60007000 pages length. It is supposedly the worlds longest published novel in english at 2.

Here is the list of some of the longest books ever. Top 10 longest books in the world 2018 update articles. Originally published between 1649 and 1653, the novel is known to be the longest french novel ever written,095 pages in the original. The longest fantasy right now, so far, is malazan book of the fallen. But savoring a book of, say, 800 pages or longer is a project. Sep 17, 2008 it was probably, although i cant be sure, gone with the wind. 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. Pynchons longest and loosest novel floats and careens along with. Find 280 hidden objects in this amazing new 16foot scene of a relay race through a city.

I recently sorted my read bookshelf by pages and was surprised to discover that the stand was the longest book ive ever read. An enclyclopedia with 11,095 volumes and 22,877 chapters. King talked to time about his top 10 biggest books, reflecting on the circumstances under which they were written and the critical reception that they received. It is the longest japanese novel and also one of the longest ever written. Armen shekoyan, an armenian writer committed to producing the worlds longest novel, says. King james version cover to cover at 1590 pages nor the norton anthology of american literature at 2459 pages and i dont consider the entire box set of harry potter 4100 pages as a single book. Ten of the worlds longest books for reading addicts. Length of a book is typically associated with its sizespecifically page countleading many to assume the largest and thickest book equates to its length. The longest book ever written the longest book ever written is called yongle dadian. Naturally, opinion is sometimes divided on how exactly to measure length pages, words, or even characters, so its an approximate guide however, if you ever manage to get all the way through even one of these, you have our eternal respect. Its the only book of this list that i have read a little from. The longest novel in a single volume that i have ever read is a suitable boy by vikram seth.

Rated the longest novel ever by the guinness book of world records. Its incredibly long and dense it has hundreds of endnotes pages and deals with a highly complex subject matter. The guinness book of world records gives the honor to marcel prousts elephantine remembrance of things past, weighing in at 9,609,000 characters including spaces. If the book is good you will never want it to end, but what happens when the authors simply had no intention to finish their writings. Reading this detailed and excessively footnoted book that creates an entire universe of. My biggest flipbook ever the return of grumpy cloud youtube. Its definitely an aspirational story, but its also one of the longest science fiction books of all time. Welcome to worlds longest website growing with every. 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. After i complete it, it will be the longest book i have ever read. Top 10 longest novels in the english language listverse. At 1,349 pages 1,488 pages softcover and 591,552 words, the book is one of the longest novels ever published in a single volume in the english language. The list of books and their page counts was supplied by kings office and refers to the american hardcover editions.

Welcome to worlds longest website growing with every new. The book was unveiled by mshahed international group, in dubai, uae, on 27 february 2012. Here are the longest series, as determined by the number of completed, full books in the series. About how useless and insignificant everything was. Reader4life the longest book that i can remember reading recently was virgin earth by philippa gregory. The longest book i have ever read is gibbons decline and fall of the roman empire. Seeking an entry in the guinness book of world records, a college principal on monday released a book with the longest title of 1022 words with 4805 characters and no space. At the last chapter i felt a little mad and upset at the way everything played out. Anyway, here are the longest books ever written by american authors. The 7 longest books in america the longest novel ever published was written in the 1600s.

A suitable boy is a novel by vikram seth, published in 1993. Longest hidden pictures puzzle ever highlights longest activity books ever. I have been saying gwtw has been the longest novel ive ever read for ten years, and its a hard habit to break. Literary critics, historians, avid readers, and even casual readers will all have different opinions on which novel is truly the greatest book ever written. Find below the top 15 longest series by total number of volumes, then by total number of pages. Nov 09, 2009 kings latest, under the dome, is his third longest novel ever. The return of grumpy cloud special thanks to lydia boyd and stacy dean for their help on this project. The best longest books 70 books goodreads share book.

Here, he definitively answers the ageold question of how long the longest book in the world could be. Once youre done reading about the worlds longest novel, check out some. The longest novel is artamene ou le grand cyrus, originally published. Proust produced the first volume of his volume masterpiece in 1912 it was first published in 19. Du temps perdu translated as remembrance of things past is the worlds longest novel, according to guinness world records. Then i read the epilogue and cried as the book came to a close. I was just reminded by jackie brown of atlas shrugged i love that novel. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact of. Yep, that is my summer reading, he replied, glancing down at the 1,088page behemoth of a novel. Polgara the sorceress is the longest book i have read in english at 754 pages. Say an author announces that his or her next book will be the longest book in the world.

Aug 16, 2017 a suitable boy by vikram seth which is an amazing piece of literary work and personally i consider his lifes masterpiece is simply magnanimous. Nov 12, 2007 the title has 4805 characters and no spaces. Top 10 longest novels in the english languagetop 10 longest novels in the english languagei love a long book that i can really get into, so i decided to compile a list of the longest novels ever written. And i thought the stand was long its only 1168 pages. What is the title of the biggest book with the most pages you. Ive no idea how many pages it is, but the edition i first read was 6 or 7 good size volumes. My biggest flipbook ever the return of grumpy cloud. How many pages were in the longest book ever written answers. The title translates to remembrance of things past. Which book has the largest number of copies in the world. At 1440 pages i have never actually read the holy bible. Ive loved every vonnegut book ive ever read but this one is something special. My french edition of harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book i. A long novel tends to be no longer than a pages at most, which is already pushing the boundary.

We list below the ten longest, most epic novels ever created. Longest hidden pictures puzzle ever highlights longest. Length of a book is typically associated with its sizespecifically page count leading. Heres an all you need to know guide about malazan book of the fallen. Nov 05, 2019 longest hidden pictures puzzle ever highlights longest activity books ever highlights on. Compiling a list of longest novels yields different results depending on whether pages, words or characters are counted. Essentially, the book is a giant surreal comedy about the dangers of entertainment. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact. This is a list of the novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream publisher. What is the longest book you have ever read, and was it. Its great for hours worth of solo play, or working on as a group at family gettogethers, holiday parties or while watching the grandchildren. Is it a novel with beautiful, captivating figurative language. It took up,095 pages spread over 10 volumes, with over two million words, and a french name which.