World's longest book ever written in english

The best longest books 70 books goodreads share book. The identity of the longest word in english depends upon the definition of what constitutes a word in the english language, as well as how length should be compared words may be derived naturally from the language s roots or formed by coinage and construction. Compiling a list of longest novels yields different results depending on whether pages, words or characters are counted. An enclyclopedia with 11,095 volumes and 22,877 chapters. Country by xavier herbert this is the longest australian novel ever written at 850,000 words. Yep, that is my summer reading, he replied, glancing down at the 1,088page behemoth of a novel. However, joyce s record has recently been surpassed.

The subspace emissary s worlds conquest is currently over. The longest novel is artamene ou le grand cyrus, originally published. In honor of the event, i searched for world s longest palindrome and found that in 1980, giles selig hales claimed to have written the world s longest palindrome, which consisted of 58,795 letters. And in his spare time, he writes the longest work of fan fiction ever composed. It has been published in 9 volumes over a period of 40 years. Jun 04, 2014 the longest novel ever published was written in the 1600s. When youre paid by installment, theres rather an incentive to make the story drag on for as long as possible. Aug 17, 2015 the 100 best novels written in english. And this fanfiction has nearly three times as many words as that. Dec 11, 2008 posted in longest novel, the blah story, tagged longest book ever written, longest book ever written in english, longest book in history, longest book in the world, longest novel, longest novel in english language, longest novel series, longest novels ever written, longest published book, nigel tomm, the blah story on july 16, 2008 leave a. Anna karenina anna kareninagreta garbo in anna karenina 1935, directed by clarence brown. Overwhelmingly creative, nigel tomm demolishes the barrier of words and meaning. 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.

This here ladys and gentlmen is the longest piece of literature in english. 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. Middleearth, a song of ice and fire, harry potter, discworld, the hainish cycle, enders saga, the wheel of time, the cosmere mistborn, the stormlight archive, etc. Literary website the millions claims to have identified the toughest books ever written. It is currently the longest novel published in modern chinese. However, in the past it has been disputed whether or not it is a real word proteins are named after the chemicals involved in making them. Either way, it was the best of times, it was the tseb of times, it was a palindromic time. It s recorded by guinness as the longest book ever written.

What is the longest sentence in english literature. Apr 15, 2020 there have been some truly massive books written over the years. 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. 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. Top 10 longest books in the world 2018 update articles.

In this video i read the longest english word to ever exist. It had to be published in 10 volumes, totalling,095 pages and. Watch more videos for more knowledge what was the longest book ever written. According to a 1983 guinness book of records, this monster once qualified as literatures longest at 1,288 words, but that record has long been surpassed, in english at least, by jonathan coes the rotters club, which ends with a 33pagelong,955 word sentence. Sure, you could start with their most famous book, but if your real, secret goal is to only say youve read soandso at your next party and not be lying, why not start with their shortest. My french edition of harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book i. That was long enough for him to record a video of him reciting the longest word in the english language. Oct 09, 2018 the subspace emissarys world conquest, a 4 million words plus and counting piece of fan fiction. Mar 02, 2020 thus begins the longest work of fiction ever written. It is the longest japanese novel and also one of the longest ever written. The shortest novels written by 20 authors you shouldve read. 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 book ever written the longest book ever written is called yongle dadian. The hardest book ive ever read was house of leaves by mark z.

Nevertheless, here is a list of the worlds top 10 longest books in. 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. A dance to the music of time by anthony powell this one is a little iffy, because its sometimes regarded as a novel sequence and not one novel. A story written for the nineyearold daughter of an oxford don that still baffles most kids. The second part of his work won international awards as soon as it was published and with them, an international reputation. Meet the college junior behind the longest fan fiction ever. 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.

Author christian, writing under the name aurachannelerchris, began writin. It contains 3,958 pages in four volumes and took 10 years to complete. Proust produced the first volume of his volume masterpiece in 1912 it was first published in 19. Ten of the worlds longest books for reading addicts. As a last ditch attempt, the omnipotent hand used his spacebending powers to recall each one of the smashers to their worlds, back into the past before they participated in the brawl tourney and the war against the subspace army. The longest word in any of the major english language dictionaries is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, a word that refers to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of very fine silica particles, specifically from a volcano. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact of. It, however, isnt even close to being the longest book ever written. It s the only book of this list that i have read a little from. This is a list of the longest novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream publisher. What is the longest written story in english literature.

The internet has officially destroyed everyones attention span. Hard times isnt a particularly short novel, as novels goits about the standard lengthbut its less than a third the length of many of his more famous novels 104,821 words to david copperfield s 357,489, bleak. However, joyces record has recently been surpassed. Armen shekoyan, an armenian writer committed to producing the worlds longest novel, says. Poor fellow my country by xavier herbert this is the longest australian novel ever written at. 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. Cheese is not a wild thing now i have decided to go for a world record. It is supposedly the worlds longest published novel in english at 2. Top 10 longest novels in the english language 10 infinite jest david foster wallace.

The word which is actually the name of a giant protein called titin begins with methio, ends with leucine, and has a total of. The guinness book of records bestowed the honor of longest english palindrome to detartrated, which is the preterit and past participle of detartrate, meaning to remove tartrates, or organic compounds. It was the release date of the game super smash bros. Sep 08, 2017 what was the longest book ever written. At 852,000 words it remains the longest australian novel ever written, and some say its also the best australian novel ever written. This books is considered to be the longest published book in the english language with over 2. Jul 05, 2014 according to a 1983 guinness book of records, this monster once qualified as literatures longest at 1,288 words, but that record has long been surpassed, in english at least, by jonathan coes the rotters club, which ends with a 33pagelong,955 word sentence. Bonus points if you actually understood what you were reading. Poor fellow my country by xavier herbert this is the longest australian novel ever written at 850,000 words.

What is the longest literary work ever written in terms of. This enormous tome is based on the video game franchise super smash bros. 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. Anyway, i just finished rereading my longest text ever. To aid you in your worthwhile endeavor, ive sought out the shortest novels written by a selection of difficult writers. It is available online if you have enough time to read it. World s longest poem in english literature is written by nigel tomm who is a writer and artist. Nov 12, 2007 the title has 4805 characters and no spaces.

Often regarded as the longest english novel in the world, the story revolves around a journalistturnedfilmmaker who tries to. Here are just a few books that took their authors years to complete, but in most cases the results were worth the wait. Jonathan swifts gullivers travels comes third in our list of the best novels written in english. No book that size is perfect, because excess is kind of the point. What is the longest word in the world, written out in full. Nigel tomms abstract novel the blah story was begun to publish in the october 2007. Longest word has 189,819 letters, takes three hours to. Brawl, and he was greatly looking forward to play it along with a very special person who took residence in his house. Mar 07, 2015 this resulted in the creation of the epic which in persian is called shahnameh or translated the book of kings, the longest poem ever written in history. A rough way to count words in an english language text is to assume that a standard. While a classic, i feel it could probably have done with a bit of an edit in some of the middle sections. Here is a list of 12 novels that, for various reasons, have been considered some of the greatest works of literature ever written. Jun 25, 2007 while war and peace, which has some 460,000 russian and french words, has in the english translation over 560,000 words, and over 3.

This book in malayalam is known as the longest written in an indian language. It was published in 1975 and won the miles franlkin award. In the image above the blah story books taken from prleap. Best examples of palindromes in the english language. Until the last decade, scholars had always believed that both books dated back to the 11th century, but recent carbontesting shows that the books date back to between 330 650 ad. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell 10 years it took author margaret mitchell a decade to complete her pulitzer pricewinning novel, but there were a couple of interesting factors contributing to this feat. Jan 27, 2017 id like to tell you that the most difficult book i ever read was a russian classic or homers iliad in ancient greek. No doubt frank, the number one proust scholar in america from little miss sunshine would have read this even though it s 1. Top 10 longest novels in the english language listverse.

Proust is no match for these two fanfics the daily dot. The english translation is remembrance of things past or in search of lost time. Past editions of the guinness book of world records have listed this record. The longest palindromic english word, according to the guinness book of world records. You see, i periodically read the longest text ever to check the constant downward spiral of my sanity. All records listed on our website are current and uptodate. 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 shortest novels written by 20 authors you shouldve. I will try to make the longest web page ever, made completely out of text. We drove 3,000 miles for the world s best burger duration. For as long as i can remember, my anxiety dreams have tended to involve creepy houses not haunted houses but houses where something is slightly off, or im.

Did grossman set out to write the worlds longest book. The guinness book of world records gives the honor to marcel. The 8 longest books ever written daisha jaskolski december 4, 2018 april 14, 2020 t he world has changed over the last few decades, with scientists and psychologists noting that modern, younger generations tend to have shorter attention spans than the generations that came before them. Taken from the subspace emissarys worlds conquest fan fic tv tropes. 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. For a full list of record titles, please use our record. Til the longest piece of literature written is an ssbb fanfic that is ongoing and spans 218 chapters with 3. Its theme of involuntary memory is repeated through the course of following the narrators life, from childhood to adulthood. I started writing fan fiction because my english was bad. Let me summarize some facts about worlds longest book novel the blah story. Aug 21, 2016 traditionally, the longest sentence in english literature has been said to be a sentence in ullyses by james joyce, which clocks in at 4,391 words. But savoring a book of, say, 800 pages or longer is a project.

Master hand had shown up right before tabuu could terminate the big group of smashers. If taken as a single piece of fiction, it would be a strong contender for the longest novel ever written. I love a long book that i can really get into, so i decided to compile a list of the longest novels ever written. Over the years, there has been some controversy over what constitutes the worlds longest novel. If youre unhappy with some of the choices other people have made for this list, go add the books to other more positive lists.