This song holds the world record for the longest song made with a run time of 69 minutes. Here, he definitively answers the ageold question of how long the longest book in the world could be. The list this article is more than 16 years old from don quixote to american pastoral, take a look at the 100 greatest novels of all time. Add your favorite books that have titles that have at least six words, not counting what.
Comments are from the book except for those in parentheses, which are mine. A sequel, to be called a suitable girl, was due for publication in 2017. November 7, 2019 the longest chapter ben lerners new novel the topeka school takes us back to the 1990s with the return of adam gordon, the protagonist in. The longest novel is artamene ou le grand cyrus, originally published 164954 in ten parts, each part in three volumes. Say an author announces that his or her next book will be the longest book in the world. If a title is interesting, most readers are quick to become intrigued, eager to delve in. What is the longest title of any bestselling book in english. He appears in the guinness world records 2016 book with the record title for longest fingernails on a single hand ever. The movie with the longest title is night of the day of the dawn of the son of the bride of the return of the revenge of the terror of the attack of the evil, mutant.
The curious incident of the dog in the night time by. The worlds longest book title is the history of the wars of newengland with the eastern indians, or a narrative of their continued perfidy and cruelty, from the 10th of august, 1703, to the peace renewed th of july, 17, and from the 25th of july, 1722, to their submission 15th december, 1725, which was ratified august 5th, 1726m. Books with really long titles 1409 books goodreads. Have there been instances of fiction books becoming a number one bestseller with a. It is the longest japanese novel but also one of the longest ever written. Bookshelf presents the entire title of the book with the longest title in the. If youre into classical literature, then daniel defoes the fortunes and misfortunes of moll flanders who was born in newgate, and during a life of continud. Theres something charming and intriguing about a book with a title that goes over 9 syllables. Book title, author, editionpublisher, page count, volumes. This week were focusing on the longest game titles around. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. The longest title of a book consists of 26,021 characters, and was achieved by vityala yethindra india in bishkek, kyrgyzstan, on 20 march. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book.
Compiling a list of longest novels yields different results depending on whether pages, words or characters are counted. At 1,349 pages and 591,552 words, the book is one of the longest novels ever published in a single volume in the english language. A suitable boy is set in a newly postindependence, postpartition india. Of all the books ever published, which one has the longest title. Heres why the british royal family doesnt use a last name. Dr subramonian, principal, dr r v arts and science college, karamadai, about 25 km from coimbatore, has written a book about daniel radcliffe, the young actor, who gave life to j k rowlings character harry potter.
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. The longest chapter literary fiction, poetry, first. This is an actual movie title, and yes, i did memorize it. The longest title of a book consists of 26,021 characters, and was achieved by vityala yethindra india in bishkek, kyrgyzstan, on 20 march 2019. A suitable boy is a novel by vikram seth, published in 1993. Long runon titles have been something of a trend for light novels, manga, and anime for a while now. The worlds longest book title is the history of the wars of newengland with the eastern indians, or a narrative of their continued perfidy and.
This is actually a list of the weirdest book titles and one listing for the longest book title. The longest song ever made is the devil glitch by chris butler. Longest fingernails on a single hand ever meet the. The curious incident of the dog in the nighttime by. A problem with a lot of job titles is that people focus on where the person will fit in, rather than concentrating on what the person is actually going to be doing, said lister. If a title is drab and unexciting, some readers may expect the book to be the same and lose interest.
Of all the books ever published, which one has the longest. 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. While researching last weeks post on the longest books ever written, i ran across a really long book title. But after reading his astonishingly long official royal title, we have a new theory. The weirdest and the longest book title mobileread forums. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. The title has been written by nepals srijan timilsina in kathmandu and contains 1809 words including 11284. By shifting focus from the battlefield to the home front and back, he captured the total effect of war on. From counting down the best consoles ever to revealing the worst use of fish heads in a videogame, this is where its at. Radcliffe became the youngest nonroyal ever to have an individual. The novel follows the story of four families over a period of 18 months, and centres on mrs.
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