The longest title of a book consists of 26,021 characters, and was achieved by vityala yethindra india in bishkek, kyrgyzstan, on 20 march. I figured this because the book has 150 psalms, and the runnerup in chapter count would have been isaiah, with a meager 66 chaptersthats less than half of what psalms has. Whats the weirdest book title and the longest book title youve seen. At that point, i think we can safely say that we have produced the worlds longest book. 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. The worst journey in the world is a 1922 memoir by apsley cherrygarrard of robert falcon scotts illfated terra nova expedition to the south pole in 191019. Books with really long titles 1409 books goodreads. Ron hubbard, this longest novel book in fact has little to do with scientologist beliefs, though, like the scientologist mythology, mission earths plot is based on an alien race coming to earth and the chaos that ensues. Davide ciliberti wrote the book very recently in july 2007. A book with a million authors and a million chapters now thats a project worth getting excited about. At 52 words and 305 characters, including spaces here it is. Man with biggest penis in world registered disabled as. Tony mercer chronometer makers of the world says that the honour for longest book title in horological literature goes to fritts for the watch adjusters manual being a practical guide for the watch and chronometer adjuster in making, springing, timing and.
A books title is watch draws a person to read a book. A suitable boy by vikram seth which is an amazing piece of literary work and personally i consider his lifes masterpiece is simply magnanimous. A girl has been asked, on pain of death, to tell a story that would entertain the caliph. If youre like me, you may have heard that the longest word in the world is antidisestablishmentarianism.
The worlds longest movie according to the guinness book of records is the cure for insomnia which lasts for 87 hours. Hirohito blues which the longest song title in the guiness book of world records. It is the longest japanese novel and also one of the longest ever written. The longest word in the english language leaving literature to one side for a moment is a staggering 189,819 letters long.
Dont judge a book by its cover the longest ever book title belongs to nigel tomm. All records listed on our website are current and uptodate. Dont judge a book by its cover the longestever book title belongs to nigel tomm. While most cinematic films have a broad theatrical release in multiple locations through normal distribution channels, some of the longest films are experimental in nature or created for art gallery installations, having never been simultaneously released to multiple screens or intended for mainstream audiences. The neverending quest for artisanal olive oil, and other first world problems. Seeking an entry in the guinness book of world records, a college principal on monday released a book with the longest title of. Armen shekoyan, an armenian writer committed to producing the worlds longest novel, says. The longest story in the world short story tardis fandom.
Compiling a list of longest novels yields different results depending on whether pages, words or characters are counted. But, have you ever imagined a books title that is long as the book itself. The fifth longest book of the bible is exodus with 25,957 hebrew words. Special thanks go to logos bible software for making determining the longest book of the bible by hebrew or greek word count much easier. Polgara the sorceress is the longest book i have read in english at 754 pages. The 7 longest books in american history america fun fact. 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. The best longest books share book recommendations with. This 28letter word, which is the name of a movement in 19th century england against the disestablishment of the church of england, is a mouthful. If the calculation is based on the number of verses or the number of chapters or the number of pages, it is correct. Even amazon doesnt list the full title and its not recognized by guinness yet, anyway the guinness book of world records has a book title that is the longest in the world.
Say an author announces that his or her next book will be the longest book in the world. Of all the books ever published, which one has the longest. The second part of his work won international awards as soon as it was published and with them, an international reputation. Man with biggest penis in world registered disabled as half metre member needs own pillow the man with the worlds longest penis at half a metre has refused to have a reduction in order to have.
The longest book of the new testament, and the twelfth longest book of the entire bible, is the gospel of luke with 19,482 greek words. Trinity is almost correct, but you asked for the book with the most words, and the yongle dadian is not written in words, it is written in characters. Proust was known as an author who wanted to speak his mind out, so the length of the book is not surprising at all. 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.
Weve taken a look at the shortest books in the bible, but what about the longest book in the bible if youd asked me about it in sunday school, my answer would have been a quick, confident psalms. The ten longest album titles ever new times browardpalm. There is often debate between whether the nile or the amazon river is longer. 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. It has earned wide praise for its frank treatment of the difficulties of the expedition, the causes of its disastrous outcome, and the meaning of human suffering under extreme conditions. The nile river is usually considered to be the longest river in the world. Its probably guin saga, a japanese high fantasy series by kaoru kurimoto and others who kept writing after her death in 2009 that has a shocking 171 volumes under its belt as of august 2019. Proust produced the first volume of his volume masterpiece in 1912 it was first published in 19. I dont see a point in having a ridiculously long name, if it is not the longest name in the world. Upon hearing todays news that west palm beach experimental psychedelia outfit weird wives fulllength debut features a 29word title, we got to thinking about other albums that are remembered best for being a mouthful of words. 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. Swedish group rednex are the proud owners of the worlds longest song title. The title has been written by nepals srijan timilsina in kathmandu and contains 1809 words including 11284.
For a full list of record titles, please use our record. Most times he does incorporate events or other characters from his other books into the next one as everything is taking place in the same world. Its theme of involuntary memory is repeated through the course of following the narrators life, from childhood. The longest novel is artamene ou le grand cyrus, originally published. A million authors will give us a book that will run somewhere between 3 and 5 million pages in length. The longest story in the world was the first short story in the short trips anthology short trips and side steps. The longest title of a book consists of 11,284 characters, achieved by srijan timilsina nepal in lalitpure, nepal, on 19 february 2014. The title has been written by nepals srijan timilsina in kathmandu and contains 1,809 words including 11,284 characters. While some beaches are unique in their temperature and sand color, others stand out for their long reaches along coasts. Add your favorite books that have titles that have at least six words, not.
Srijans book was inaugurated at kathmandu university nepal. This book includes info about the worlds largest orgy, the worlds longest penis, the worlds biggest breasts, the worlds most. The sad but true story of ray mingus, the lumberjack of bulk rock city, and his never slacking stribe in exploiting the so far undiscovered areas of the intention to bodily intercourse from the opposite species of his kind, during intake of all the. And if a book does have a longer title than given in a certain edition, then please, do pick the edition where the longer title is mentioned which is quite easy, just type in the isbn. Book title, author, editionpublisher, page count, volumes, page size.
And there are plenty that zoom way past modest mouses 1996 debut, this is a long drive for someone with nothing to think about, both in terms of. Top 5 people with the longest names history rundown. Competition the longest book title nawcc message board. The series has been going on since 1979, and kurimoto. It was in fact larger but the publishers managed to convince him to shed a. According to the guinness book of world records, the book with the longest title in the world contains 5820 characters 1022 words. If that subtitle is key, a shorter main title may qualify. Daniel radcliffe the story of the not so ordinary boy chosen from thousands of hopefuls to play the role of harry potter who faced the worlds media for the first time. This is a list of the novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream publisher.
Anthony giustinas book sex world records is similar to guinness world records except it is only about sex. Nigel tomms abstract novel the blah story was begun to publish in the october 2007. My french edition of harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book i. Here, he definitively answers the ageold question of how long the longest book in the world could be. What if the movie of the novel the movie had then been readapted into a series of books. Most resources claim that the book of psalms is the longest book in the old testament, and therefore the bible. 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. 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. Top 10 longest novel books in the world world most. Let me summarize some facts about worlds longest booknovel the blah story. This book is the outcome of a guinness world records attempt for longest title of a book, the book was written about daniel radcliff, the young actor and. The weirdest and the longest book title mobileread forums.
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 by samuel penhallow. Top 10 longest books in the world 2018 update articles. Each book focuses on a set of characters and he rotates between books with that set of characters. The worlds longest film ever screened was the aptly titled the longest and most meaningless movie in the world a 1970 british movie lasting 48 hours. Yep, that is my summer reading, he replied, glancing down at the 1,088page behemoth of a novel. Top 10 longest novels in the english language listverse. Previously known as barnaby usansky, this man from edinburgh held the record for the second longest name of a living person in years 20112012, with his 197letterslong name. The longest book written in our system of words is henry dargers the story of the vivian girls, a fantasy novel manuscript typed singlespaced with 15,145 pages in 10 volumes. The longest english words to ever appear in literature. In recent years, studies have been pointing to the amazon river as the worlds longest.
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