Top 10 longest novels in the english language listverse. Jan 28, 2012 the longest i know of is the civil war. While a classic, i feel it could probably have done with a bit of an edit in some of the middle sections. Nigel tomms abstract novel the blah story was begun to publish in the october 2007.
Let me summarize some facts about worlds longest booknovel the blah story. If that subtitle is key, a shorter main title may qualify. The subspace emissary s worlds conquest is currently over 3,500,000 words, making it almost three times as long as marcel proust s seven. Top 10 longest novel books in the world world most.
With 100 authors contributing not more than 1500 words. The second part of his work won international awards as soon as it was published and with them, an international reputation. Following the huge success of ilexs dottodot series, we bring you the longest and most satisfying dottodot puzzle ever. It was published in two volumes to accommodate the 1,700 pages and told the story of a small town in texas called sironia at the turn of the century. Then someone will create a new longest novel wiki article that references the xyz websitereference book as the authority as well as the many sources that are already included in this article. Bestselling books are ranked by number of copies sold, not my personal ratings. Worlds longest novel keeps getting longer mark leach. Our new book project, a collection of ideas for making the world a better place entitled the world transformed, has been going by the nickname the worlds longest book.
Proust is no match for these two fanfics the daily dot. And in his spare time, he writes the longest work of fan fiction ever composed. Even if i needed to do book reports on them, i found their plots to be. Yep, that is my summer reading, he replied, glancing down at the 1,088page behemoth of a novel. Over the years, there has been some controversy over what constitutes the worlds longest novel. It was the release date of the game super smash bros. The worlds longest work of fiction is a super smash bros.
If you have some extra time, you can read it at marienbadmylove. In 1795, a teenager discovered a mysterious circular depression in the ground on oak island, in nova scotia, canada, and ignited rumors of buried treasure. The story of the worlds longest sea chase eskil engdal and kjetil saeter, trans. It could be fairly easy to finish a long book series for some, but due to various elements such as time constraints, this may take up weeks or months to complete. The fantasy genre is known for extremely long stories, particularly of the epic variety. Also, it is worth noting that some religious and political books such as the bible, quran, and quotations from chairman mao are believed to. A book with a million authors and a million chapters now thats a project worth getting excited about. It has been published in 9 volumes over a period of 40 years.
Since then it has sold more than 143 million copies in over 100 countries, and has been translated into at least 22 languages. And now, the mighty, ridiculous, unstoppable tbnokas is careening forward toward the everbrightening tailights of poor fellow my country 850,000 words by xavier herber. Dixon, stratemeyer syndicate 317 books detective, mystery. The longest science fiction books of all time will certainly take up a great amount of time, but once youre finished reading youll feel some sense of accomplishment. And thats okay, because holy shit, most people dont read pages of anything in the course of a year, much less sit down and write something that length thats publishable. Follow him on a journey of discovery, as he tries to make sense of one of lifes great mysteries. The subspace emissarys world conquest, a 4 million words plus and counting piece of fan fiction. Length of a book is typically associated with its sizespecifically page. Reading the longest english word 190,000 characters youtube. He studies computer science and computer maintenance. Fanpleaser, literary curio, a fascinating example of the interplay between written fiction and tv. Mar 02, 2020 thus begins the longest work of fiction ever written. This is a list of the novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream publisher.
Marketed as the worlds longest published novel in english, it contains 17 million words. The novel features a protagonist who attempts to film a science fiction themed pastiche to last year at marienbad. Nov 30, 2019 fanpleaser, literary curio, a fascinating example of the interplay between written fiction and tv. Worlds largest book at kuthodaw pagoda mandalay, myanmar. It contains 3,958 pages in four volumes and took 10 years to complete. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact of. I love a long book that i can really get into, so i decided to compile a list of the longest novels ever written. Worlds longest novel keeps getting longer mark leach prlog. This task ended up being much more complex than one would think a list of longest books. 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.
The subspace emissarys worlds conquest is currently over 3,500,000. The boxcar children series by gertrude chandler warner as of 2014, there are 145 mysteries and 21 specials in the series. London the worlds longest dottodot puzzle abi daker. This beautifully designed hardback book concertinas into a stunning frieze of no fewer than 3000 dots, providing several satisfying hours of mindful dotjoining fun. Written by a spanishspeaking college junior who wanted to improve his english, it has over 3. There have been some truly massive books written over the years. Marienbad my love is the worlds longest novel, a multimillionword, multiple volume work meticulously assembled through calculation and. Humor, fiction, cozy, amateur sleuths, animals isbn. All records listed on our website are current and uptodate. A suitable boy by vikram seth which is an amazing piece of literary work and personally i consider his lifes masterpiece is simply magnanimous. Its not charles dickens bleak house with 360,947 words. 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. Regarded as the longest novel ever written in australia, this book consists of over.
From longtime rolling stone contributing editor and journalist randall sullivan, the curse of oak island explores the curious history of oak island and the generations of individuals who have tried and failed to unlock its secrets. The most popular fiction book, product, novel, gift, and item sold of all time for women, men, and kids. Jun 04, 2014 in fact, the longest american novel only barely cracks the top 10 in terms of the longest in history. Thus begins the longest work of fiction ever written. This golden temple is surrounded by hundreds of stone tablets that comprise the worlds largest book. For a full list of record titles, please use our record. The world has changed over the last few decades, with scientists and. Author christian, writing under the name aurachannelerchris, began writin. Brawl, and he was greatly looking forward to play it along with a very special person who took residence in his house. You spend a few weeks trying to navigate your way through the willtheywontthey of sam richardsons clarissa or pamela and you start thinking, wow.
I dont think psalms is the longest book in the bible because isaiah had 66 chapter asked in books and literature, prophets. A particular teenager with a big secret hidden inside the walls of his semiluxurious house entered his home, carrying a bag holding a game he purchased that very same day. At that point, i think we can safely say that we have produced the worlds longest book. Guinness world records books guinness world records. The profoundly influential volume work contains 9,609,000 characters, with each letter and space counting as one character. For now, 23 volumes of the blah story are published, they contain 11,338,105 words. Oct 09, 2018 the truth is the longest piece of fiction in the world to dateis a fanfiction. From the author daddy and the worlds longest poo has been awarded finalist, childrens fiction illustrated, in the ian independent author network book awards 2017. 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. The subspace emissarys worlds conquest is currently over 3,500,000 words, making it almost three times as long as marcel prousts seven. It is 3000 pages long and an absolutely brilliant book. I want to be quick to point out that the proposed abridged edition of the the world transformed will not be anything remotely approaching the worlds longest book. Meet the college junior behind the longest fan fiction ever.
Jun 17, 2011 written by mr betty armbruster, the world s longest book is a staggering 18. It, however, isnt even close to being the longest book ever written. The longest novel in a single volume that i have ever read is a suitable boy by vikram seth. Written by mr betty armbruster, the worlds longest book is a staggering 18. If you ever find yourself cooped up for an extended period of time, or have a long international flight on your itinerary, dip into one of these behemoths and find out what all. Ron hubbard, this longest novel book in fact has little to do with scientologist beliefs, though, like the scientologist mythology, mission earth s plot is based on an alien race coming to earth and the chaos that ensues. Both children and adults alike will enjoy the authors wicked sense of humor as she explores where and why dad s disappear for such long periods of time. It was in fact larger but the publishers managed to convince him to shed a. The count of monte cristo at 375,695 words and 1,276 pages in the penguin classics english translation is one of the longest books ive read.
The fanfiction is called subspace emissary worlds conquest, based on the popular fighting game super smash bros brawl s. The megaselling guinness world records book has been an annual phenomenon since its very first publication in 1955. Discover worlds largest book at kuthodaw pagoda in mandalay, myanmar burma. The guinness book of world records gives the honor to marcel prousts elephantine remembrance of things past, weighing in at 9,609,000. Dec 11, 2008 let me summarize some facts about world s longest book novel the blah story.
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. This book in malayalam is known as the longest written in an indian language. A million authors will give us a book that will run somewhere between 3 and 5 million pages in length. Aug 31, 2016 daddy and the world s longest poo is a wonderfully whimsical book about one of life s greatest mysteries.
You spend a few weeks trying to navigate your way through the willtheywontthey of sam richardson s clarissa or pamela and you start thinking, wow. Marcel proust 1,267,069 words3,031 pages9,609,000 characters rated the longest novel ever by the guinness book of world records, theres no doubt that proust s masterpiece could quite easily double up as a mightily effective doorstop, with volumes clocking up nearly 1. The novel features a protagonist who attempts to film a sciencefictionthemed pastiche to last year at marienbad. This fanfiction has 4,102,217 words, with more than 220 chapters. This page includes a list of the 25 bestselling books of alltime as well as the 25 bestselling book series of alltime. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the worlds longest yard sale is murder. The title translates to remembrance of things past. List of longest novels wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Child dragonlance novels by margaret weis, tracy hickman and other various authors over 100 books fantasy fiction. It is supposedly the worlds longest published novel in english at 2. It is currently the longest novel published in modern chinese. The longest novel is artamene ou le grand cyrus, originally published 164954 in ten parts, each part in three volumes.
Book series here include lengths over 300 volumes to just 3 volumes not counting the amount of pages per book. Incredible achievements, fun facts and amazing images. This golden temple is surrounded by hundreds of stone tablets that comprise the world s largest book. Rated the longest novel ever by the guinness book of world records. Tbnokas is now far greater in length than the longest widely read novels we long ago declared wordlength victory over leo tolstoys war and peace. Proust produced the first volume of his volume masterpiece in 1912. The truth is the longest piece of fiction in the world to dateis a fanfiction. The author also claims marienbad my love which is the condensed title contains the worlds longest word, 4. The only book listed in huff post weird news weird fathers day gifts that even normal dads will love guide 2017. Du temps perdu translated as remembrance of things past is the worlds longest novel, according to guinness world records. Daddy and the worlds longest poo tells the adventure of a little boy who faces just such a conundrum. The actual title is the story of the vivian girls, in what is known as the realms of the unreal, of the glandecoangelinnian war storm, caused by the child slave rebellion by henry.
Mushing across alaska in the iditarodthe worlds most grueling race by. Discover world s largest book at kuthodaw pagoda in mandalay, myanmar burma. At 840,000 words, this novel was declared the longest novel by an american when it was released on new years day 1952. And i thought the stand was long its only 1168 pages. Its not war and peace by leo tolstoy with 587,287 words. Australia the worlds longest dottodot puzzle abi daker. Nigel tomm s abstract novel the blah story was begun to publish in the october 2007. The longest book in the bible is the book of psalms.
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