What is the longest thing ever written?

The Guinness Book of World Records gives the honor to Marcel Proust's elephantine Remembrance of Things Past, weighing in at 9,609,000 characters (including spaces).
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What is the longest piece of literature in human history?

Subspace Emissary's Worlds Conquest is the longest piece of literature that you can read according in terms of word count.
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What is the longest fiction story ever written?

At about 3,400,000 words, Spirit of Redemption is the longest complete work of fiction ever written, almost six times as long as War and Peace, and about 1,400,000 words longer than Men of Good Will, the longest published novel ever written according to Wikipedia.
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What was the longest book to write?

5 Books That Took The Longest To Write
  • Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (10 Years) ...
  • The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (10 Years) ...
  • No Great Mischief by Alistair MacLeod (13 Years) ...
  • The Lord of The Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien (12-17 Years) ...
  • Sphere by Michael Crichton (20 Years)
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What is the longest book ever written pages?

The Blah Story by Nigel Tomm 11 million words 7312 pages
  • 11 million words. 7312 pages. The Blah Story. ...
  • 7312 pages. The Blah Story. “Overwhelmingly creative, Nigel Tomm demolishes the barrier of words and meaning, giving vitality and expressive strength to the pattern of his most exclusive novel – The Blah Story.
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What is the longest name in the world?

The longest personal name is 747 characters long, and belongs to Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. (b. 4 August 1914, Germany) who passed away on 24 October 1997, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA, as verified on 1 January 2021.
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How many words are in Harry Potter?

The entire Harry Potter series – 1,084,170 words.
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How long did it take JK Rowling to write Harry Potter?

J.K Rowling took six years to write Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the first book in the Harry Potter series. It was published on 26 June, 1997 and the bestselling fantasy novel series is marking its 20th anniversary in 2017.
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Can an 11 year old write a novel?

There are absolutely no age restrictions when writing a book. A very famous author named Gordon Korman published his first book when he was 12. I also believe that if you are younger you have a better imagination. But make sure to tell your parents you are very serious about it because they will have to sign contracts.
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Is there a book with a million words?

Watchmen writer Alan Moore has completed work on the first draft of an epic novel that has now spiraled into an enormous story totaling over one million words. For context, that's more than two Lord of the Rings, or about as long as the first three Song of Ice and Fire novels.
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What is the shortest book written?

Jesus Wept: "The Shortest, Short Story Ever Written and Published," Guinness World Records book…
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Is the Bible the longest book in the world?

The longest book in the Authorised version of the Bible is the Book of Psalms, while the longest book including prose is the Book of the Prophet Isaiah, with 66 chapters.
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What is the longest English text?

The Subspace Emissary's Worlds Conquest is a fanfic loosely based on Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and it's over 3,500,000 words long.
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What was the first book written?

The first ever books

The first book ever written that we know of is The Epic of Gilgamesh: a mythical retelling of an important political figure from history. In the 14th century, the Jikji was printed in Korea in movable (metal) type: a collection of Buddhist Zen teachings.
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Is war and peace the longest book?

War and Peace has 587,287 words, making it more than ten times longer than your NaNoWriMo novel. Tolstoy completed his first draft in 1863, but he later spent three years rewriting most of it.
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Who is the youngest author ever?

1. Christopher Paolini. Having finished high school at just 15 years old, Christopher proceeded to write his first novel, Eragon. He was 18 when his parents' company published the book.
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Who is the youngest kid to write a book?

Dorothy Straight

Dorothy Straight is on record as being the youngest published author ever. At the age of four, when many children can't read let alone write, she wrote a story for her grandmother. Her parents took a shine to it and sent it to Pantheon Books, who published it in 1964 when Straight was 6.
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Who is the youngest author in the world 2022?

Five-year-old Bella J Dark from Weymouth, Dorset stunned her family last year when she told them she was going to write a book. Fast forward to a year later, Bella has become the world's youngest author after her first book titled 'The Lost Cat' has been officially published by Ginger Fyre Press.
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How many times did Harry Potter get rejected?

J.K. Rowling's original 'Harry Potter' pitch was rejected 12 times — see it in new exhibit. A new exhibit in the British Library features a number of magical delights!
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How long does it take to write 90000 words?

Writing 90,000 words will take about 37.5 hours for the average writer typing on a keyboard and 75 hours for handwriting.
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Is J.K. Rowling a billionaire?

Rowling denied that she was a billionaire in a 2005 interview. By 2012, Forbes concluded she was no longer a billionaire due to her charitable donations and high UK taxes. She was named the world's highest paid author by Forbes in 2008, 2017 and 2019.
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How many pages is 80000 words?

Using the novel example of 90,000 words, that breaks down to about 320 pages. An 80,000 word non-fiction book works out to about 350 pages.
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How many book pages is 100 000 words?

100,000 words is 200 pages single-spaced or 400 pages double-spaced. Typical documents that are 100,000 words or more include full-length novels.
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