Who has written the most books?

Further investigation turns up a report that “In 2006, Guinness World Records declared L. Ron Hubbard the world's most published and most translated author, having published 1,084 fiction and non-fiction works that have been translated into 71 languages.”
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Who has written the most books in history?

Brazilian author Ryoki Inoue holds the Guinness World Record for being the most prolific author, with 1,075 books published under many pseudonyms. Inoue would write all day and all night until he finished a book.
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Who has written the most books than anyone else?

The most published works by one author is 1,084 by L. Ron Hubbard (USA) whose first work was published in February 1934 and the last in March 2006. Comments below may relate to previous holders of this record.
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Who is the #1 best selling author?

James Patterson is the world's highest-paid author by a wide margin, and has been the world's best-selling author since 2001. He has sold more than 350 million books worldwide, and is most famous for the "Alex Cross" crime novel series.
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Who has sold the most books ever?

The Harry Potter series is far and away the highest-selling series of novels ever. Written by British author J.K. Rowling, the series has sold at least 500 million copies, 150 million more than the next-highest selling series.
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70-year-old man read more than 5,000 books within 8 years



Who is the richest author?

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J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, is the richest writer in the world with a net worth of $1 billion.
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Who is the most famous book?

10 Most Popular Books of All Time
  • Don Quixote. By Miguel de Cervantes. ...
  • Lord of the Rings. By J.R.R. Tolkien. ...
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. By J.K. Rowling. ...
  • And Then There Were None. By Agatha Christie. ...
  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. By Lewis Carroll. ...
  • The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. ...
  • Pinocchio. ...
  • Catcher in the Rye.
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Who is the most famous author ever?

The Top Ten Famous Authors
  1. William Shakespeare. Ah, The Bard. ...
  2. George Orwell. True, Orwell (whose real name was Eric Arthur Blair) isn't everyone's taste, especially those who do not share his views on totalitarianism. ...
  3. J.K. Rowling. Like her or not, Ms. ...
  4. Kurt Vonnegut. ...
  5. Virginia Woolf. ...
  6. Ernest Hemingway. ...
  7. William Faulkner. ...
  8. Ayn Rand.
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Who read the most books in the world?

Which countries read the most?
  • India, 10:42. With its citizens reading 10 hours and 42 minutes per week on average, India tops our list. ...
  • Thailand, 9:24. Thailand is second on our list, with a time of 9 hours and 24 minutes on average per week. ...
  • China, 8:00. China ranks third with eight hours on average.
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Who owns the most books in the world?

10 Famous Book Hoarders
  • Jay Walker: 20,000 books.
  • Michael Jackson: 10,000 books+
  • Ernest Hemingway: 9,000 books+
  • William Randolph Hearst: 7,000 books+
  • Thomas Jefferson: 6,487 books.
  • Nigella Lawson: 6,000 books.
  • Harry Houdini: 5,000 books+
  • Hannah Arendt: 4,000 books.
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What is the #1 best-selling book of all time?

According to Guinness World Records as of 1995, the Bible is the best-selling book of all time with an estimated 5 billion copies sold and distributed.
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What is considered the greatest novel of all time?

Here is a list of 12 novels that, for various reasons, have been considered some of the greatest works of literature ever written.
  • Anna Karenina. Greta Garbo in Anna Karenina. ...
  • To Kill a Mockingbird. To Kill a Mockingbird. ...
  • The Great Gatsby. F. ...
  • One Hundred Years of Solitude. ...
  • A Passage to India. ...
  • Invisible Man. ...
  • Don Quixote. ...
  • Beloved.
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Who was the first author?

The world's first known author is widely considered to be Enheduanna, a woman who lived in the 23rd century BCE in ancient Mesopotamia (approximately 2285-2250 BCE). Enheduanna is a remarkable figure: an ancient “triple threat”, she was a princess and a priestess as well as a writer and poet.
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What is the 10 most read book in the world?

We've got a list of the most read books in the world of all time.
  • The Holy Bible.
  • The Holy Quran.
  • The Harry Potter Series: J.K. Rowling.
  • The Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse Tung.
  • The Lord of the Rings.
  • The Alchemist.
  • The Diary of Anne Frank: Anne Frank.
  • The Twilight SagA: Stephenie Meyer.
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What is the most famous story in the world?

Here they explain why.
  1. The Odyssey (Homer, 8th Century BC) ...
  2. Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1852) ...
  3. Frankenstein (Mary Shelley, 1818) ...
  4. Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell, 1949) ...
  5. Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe, 1958) ...
  6. One Thousand and One Nights (various authors, 8th-18th Centuries)
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Who is the most published author of all time?

It's not who you think it is

Ron Hubbard the world's most published and most translated author, having published 1,084 fiction and non-fiction works that have been translated into 71 languages.”
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Is J.K. Rowling richer than the Queen?

So, yeah, J. K. Rowling is rich. In fact, she's richer than the Queen of England. The once beloved and now controversial writer has made an absolute fortune off The Boy Who Lived—she's currently one of the wealthiest authors in the world.
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Who is the only person to earn $1 billion as an author?

J.K. Rowling (UK) is one of only five self-made female billionaires, and the first billion-dollar author. The seven Harry Potter books have sold a total of 400 million copies around the world and are published in 55 languages, including Latin and Ancient Greek.
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Who is the best writer in 2021?

Meet Top 10 best authors in India 2021
  • #01 – Shashi Tharoor.
  • #02 – Aravind Adiga.
  • #03 – Kiran Desai.
  • #04 – Devdutt Pattanaik.
  • #05 – Amish Tripathi.
  • #06 – Chetan Bhagat.
  • #07 – Amrita Pritam.
  • #08 – Rabindranath Tagore.
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Who Wrote the Bible?

Even after nearly 2,000 years of its existence, and centuries of investigation by biblical scholars, we still don't know with certainty who wrote its various texts, when they were written or under what circumstances.
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What is the 2nd most read book in the world?

The second most read book in the world is the Holy Quran. As per survey the Quran is not only most read book of the Islamic world, but it also the most recited book of all time. The Third most read book is Quotation from the works of Mao Tse –tung.
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What is the hottest book right now?

The 23 most popular books right now, according to Goodreads members:
  • "The Midnight Library" by Matt Haig. ...
  • "The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue" by V.E. ...
  • "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" by Taylor Jenkins Reid. ...
  • "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. ...
  • "The Great Gatsby" by F. ...
  • "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens.
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How many books sold 100000 copies?

The average book in America sells about 500 copies. Those blockbusters are a minute anomaly: only 10 books sold more than a million copies last year, and fewer than 500 sold more than 100,000. So are all the rest of the books simply failed blockbusters? Of course not.
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