Apparently the longest fanfic ever written is over 3. The list of books and their page counts was supplied by kings office and refers to the american hardcover editions. 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. We pick the 100 best and most influential written in english since 1923, the beginning of time. It certainly has a level of detail that only someone who had lived and been immersed in the country could have added and as well as that it takes in the scope of the world situation of the 1930s and 40s, with a. And in his spare time, he writes the longest work of fan fiction ever composed. Mar 26, 2017 most of the longest novels ive ever read were written by regular people in their spare time. 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. Kings latest, under the dome, is his third longest novel ever. Over the years, there has been some controversy over what constitutes the worlds longest novel. This is a list of the novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream publisher. 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.
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. Its theme of involuntary memory is repeated through the course of following the narrators life, from childhood. Most of the longest novels ive ever read were written by regular people in their spare time. Anthony powell, a dance to the music of timepublished from 1951 to 1975, as a partial tribute to proust.
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. 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. At over 1 million words, it is a contender for the longest englishlanguage novel ever written. Greta garbo in anna karenina greta garbo in anna karenina 1935, directed by clarence brown. Darcy, and the situation is set up in the first line. Nov 09, 2009 kings latest, under the dome, is his third longest novel ever. The southern belle fights for the love of her life and for the preservation of her familys plantation in the midst of the civil war and the reconstruction era. 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. But whichever book you decide was the first novel, the point is that although weve been telling stories for thousands of yearsthe greek epic poem the iliad is nearly 3,000 years old, for examplethe novel is a relatively new literary form.
Its a super smashbros fan fiction called super smash bros under fire. This enormous tome is based on the video game franchise super smash bros. Probably the best very long novel of the last century, its a great american one, too, and a pure distillation of new york, from its homerun opening. Truman capotes nonfiction novel, a true story of bloody murder in rural kansas, opens a window on the dark underbelly of postwar america. Between the acts 176 pages woolfs final novel, her shortest, is. Proust produced the first volume of his volume masterpiece in 1912 it was first published in 19. Top 10 longest novels in the english language listverse. For a full list of record titles, please use our record. But savoring a book of, say, 800 pages or longer is a project. By far the most beloved love story of all time, pride and prejudice is a great place to start. Written in 1859, the novel is set during the french revolution. A new breed of animated wrestling enters the competition. An enclyclopedia with 11,095 volumes and 22,877 chapters.
Thus begins the longest work of fiction ever written. Meet the college junior behind the longest fan fiction ever. My french edition of harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book i. The ones that begin so grandly then morph into multivolume nightmares that never seem to end. An audacious and daring black comedy that was the first debut novel ever to be shortlisted for the booker prize, under the frog tells the dark but surprisingly funny story of two hungarian basketball players, pataki and gyuri, between the end of world war ii and the antisoviet uprising of 1956. Holds the guiness book of world records title as longest novel. 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. The history of thought from ancient times to today 1998 is a book of intellectual history written by martin seymoursmith 19281998, a british poet, critic, and biographer. The southern belle fights for the love of her life and for the preservation of her familys plantation in the midst of the civil war and the reconstruction.
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. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact. The novel was written by marcel proust and is a work of epic proportion which is suited to only the sternest readers of classic literature, or to scholars who are reading the work for a particular purpose i. 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. The longest novel is artamene ou le grand cyrus, originally published 164954 in ten parts, each part in three volumes. Aug 17, 2015 the 100 best novels written in english. The length seems to be due to the writer just writing on and on because they can. Due to paper shortages after the second world war, the book was released in three volumes, inadvertently creating the classic fantasy trilogy at the same time. The english translation is remembrance of things past or in search of lost time. Notorious for its incoherent prose and irrelevant digressions.
Conventionally regarded as the longest novel in the english language. Oct 09, 2018 this isnt the longest fiction written. At 852,000 words it remains the longest australian novel ever written, and some say its also the best australian novel ever written. It is the longest japanese novel and also one of the longest ever written. Poor fellow my country by xavier herbert this is the longest australian novel ever written at 850,000 words. Proust is no match for these two fanfics the daily dot. Published in 12 volumes, it is sometimes regarded as a novel sequence.
A complete listing of all stories more than 800,000 words long, in any fandom. This 1937 pulitzerwinning epic novelwhich goodreads calls one of the most popular books ever writtentells the story of headstrong leading lady scarlett ohara. It was the release date of the game super smash bros. The longest book ever written the longest book ever written is called yongle dadian. 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. Click here to view the alltime 100 best nonfiction books on. 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. Time magazines alltime 100 best nonfiction books 101. Its arranged in three columns, which sometimes include collages, and the total word count is around 1,100,000, making it the longest novel ever to be written in one volume. Once youre done reading about the worlds longest novel, check out some of our more recent articles or have a look at our notable posts, listed in the right sidebar. The longest novel in a single volume that i have ever read is a suitable boy by vikram seth. Published in 11 volumes and 1080 chapters 1040 chapters by cai dongfan, the last 40 chapters by xu jinfu, this historical novel includes 6 million chinese characters. Jan 31, 2019 this 1937 pulitzerwinning epic novelwhich goodreads calls one of the most popular books ever writtentells the story of headstrong leading lady scarlett ohara.
The shortest novels written by 20 authors you shouldve. Having described the extraordinary contrasts of that time, dickens continues. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact of. Oct 12, 2003 from don quixote to american pastoral, take a look at the 100 greatest novels of all time the 100 greatest non fiction books the 2015 version of the 100 best novels. Mar 02, 2020 thus begins the longest work of fiction ever written. Not wellknown authors, just random regular people you run across online who post their works for free. Jul 18, 2017 an audacious and daring black comedy that was the first debut novel ever to be shortlisted for the booker prize, under the frog tells the dark but surprisingly funny story of two hungarian basketball players, pataki and gyuri, between the end of world war ii and the antisoviet uprising of 1956. Whats the longest novel not a encyclopedia ever written. If you like what you see, subscribe to our rss feed. This is a modern science fiction read thats absolutely destined to be a classic. Click here to view the alltime 100 best non fiction books on. What is the longest literary work ever written in terms of. I started reading the fanfic and it was certainly not the best piece of work ive ever read, but passable. Its recorded by guinness as the longest book ever written.
No doubt frank, the number one proust scholar in america from little miss sunshine would have read this even though its 1. Yep, that is my summer reading, he replied, glancing down at the 1,088page behemoth of a novel. Even the authors know they are bloated beasts, for example take tad williams, writer of the memory, sorrow. My absolute best story, and the world record holder of the longest fanfic ever written. By a substantial margin the best book of any kind ever written. I hate to say it, but i find this incredibly sad, as i think out of all possible worlds in fiction, smash bros is one with perhaps the least depth. The subspace emissarys worlds conquest is currently over. The whole series not just the first book is based on the assumption that mans conquering the stars is inevitable and the complexities and troubles this brings. The most influential fantasy novel ever written, often incorrectly cited as the biggest genre novel of all time. The shortest novels written by 20 authors you shouldve read. What is the longest work of fiction ever written answers. The subspace emissarys world conquest, a 4 million words plus and counting piece of fan fiction. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
The longest novel ever published was written in the 1600s. At 840,000 words, this novel was declared the longest novel by an american when it was released on new years day 1952. Baldwins shortest novel is also arguably his most famousthough to be fair, id argue his nonfiction eclipses all of his fiction, both in terms of importance and its place in the public imagination. If taken as a single piece of fiction, it would be a strong contender for the longest novel ever written. Politics and war, science and sports, memoir and biography theres a great big world of nonfiction books out there just waiting to be read. Jul 05, 2014 czech and polish novelists have written booklength sentences since the sixties, and french writer mathias enard puts them all to shame with a onesentence novel 517 pages long, though its status is compromised by 23 chapter breaks that alleviate eye strain, writes ed park in the new york times.
Between the acts 176 pages woolfs final novel, her shortest, is not widely read. Jun 04, 2014 the longest novel ever published was written in the 1600s. All records listed on our website are current and uptodate. Nov 17, 2007 conventionally regarded as the longest novel in the english language. The best romance novels ever written prowritingaid. It was published on june 14 2018 and last updated on august 31 2018. Set in the postcivil war american south, the novel follows a young african. Theres a story that is so long it had to be broken up into 7 parts so far. No book that size is perfect, because excess is kind of the point. Polgara the sorceress is the longest book i have read in english at 754 pages. So this epic is definitely longer than the story in the article.
Featuring characters from both cartoons and video games, as well as a variety of fight styles from matbased to hardcore, theres no doubt that animated wrestling just got taken to. The second part of his work won international awards as soon as it was published and with them, an international reputation. 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.