<Table> <Tr> <Th> Book title </Th> <Th> Author </Th> <Th> Edition / publisher </Th> <Th> Page count </Th> <Th> Page size </Th> <Th> Word count </Th> <Th> Language </Th> <Th> Notes <P> − </P> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Men of Good Will </Td> <Td> Jules Romains </Td> <Td> Calmann Lévy ( Paris ) , 1932 - 46 </Td> <Td> 7003789200000000000 ♠ 7,892 pages , 27 volumes in original edition </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7006207000000000000 ♠ 2,070,000 </Td> <Td> French </Td> <Td> Twenty - seven volumes . Explicitly considered a `` roman '' ( novel ) by its author and not a `` cycle '' . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Artamène ou le Grand Cyrus </Td> <Td> Scudery Georges and / or Madeleine de Scudéry </Td> <Td> Augustin Courbé , 1649 -- 53 </Td> <Td> 7004130950000000000 ♠ 13,095 pages , ten volumes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7006195430000000000 ♠ 1,954,300 </Td> <Td> French </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Het Bureau </Td> <Td> J.J. Voskuil </Td> <Td> Van Oorschot , 1996 - 2000 </Td> <Td> 7003505800000000000 ♠ 5,058 pages , seven volumes </Td> <Td> 7.85 inches ( 19.9 cm ) x 4.95 inches ( 12.6 cm ) </Td> <Td> 7006159000000000000 ♠ 1,590,000 </Td> <Td> Dutch </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Venmurasu </Td> <Td> Jeyamohan </Td> <Td> Narrinai / Kizhakku </Td> <Td> 7003924700000000000 ♠ 9,247 pages , Eleven volumes <P> </P> </Td> <Td> 8.25 inches ( 21.0 cm ) x 5.85 inches ( 14.9 cm ) </Td> <Td> 7006155602800000000 ♠ 1,556,028 ( as of August 9 , 2016 ) </Td> <Td> Tamil </Td> <Td> Ongoing version of Mahabaratham in novel form - written so far 12 volumes and published as books . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gordana </Td> <Td> Marija Jurić Zagorka </Td> <Td> Školska knjiga , 2007 </Td> <Td> 7003876800000000000 ♠ 8,768 pages , twelve volumes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7006140000000000000 ♠ 1,400,000 ( estimated ) </Td> <Td> Croatian </Td> <Td> The longest Croatian novel . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> A La Recherche À la recherche du temps perdu </Td> <Td> Proust Marcel Proust </Td> <Td> Gallimard ( Collection Folio edition , 1988 -- 1990 ) </Td> <Td> 7003303100000000000 ♠ 3,031 pages , seven volumes </Td> <Td> 7 inches ( 17.8 cm ) x 5 inches ( 12.7 cm ) </Td> <Td> 7006126706900000000 ♠ 1,267,069 </Td> <Td> French </Td> <Td> Guinness World Record holder for longest novel . Uses estimated character count of 9,609,000 characters . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zettels Traum </Td> <Td> Schmidt Arno Schmidt </Td> <Td> Suhrkamp Verlag ( 2010 edition ) </Td> <Td> 7003153600000000000 ♠ 1,536 pages </Td> <Td> 14.1 inches ( 35.8 cm ) x 10.8 inches ( 27.4 cm ) </Td> <Td> 7006110000000000000 ♠ 1,100,000 ( estimated ) </Td> <Td> German </Td> <Td> 6,800,000 characters ; longest novel published in one volume </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Min Kamp </Td> <Td> Karl Ove Knausgård </Td> <Td> Forlaget Oktober </Td> <Td> 7003360000000000000 ♠ 3,600 pages , six volumes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7006100000000000000 ♠ 1,000,000 </Td> <Td> Norwegian </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ponniyin Selvan </Td> <Td> Kalki Krishnamurthy </Td> <Td> ( 1950 edition ) </Td> <Td> 7003240000000000000 ♠ 2,400 pages , five volumes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7005900000000000000 ♠ 900,000 </Td> <Td> Tamil </Td> <Td> Released in five volumes , this historical novel , originally written in Tamil , tells the story of Arulmozhivarman ( Raja Raja Chola I ) , one of the kings of the Chola Dynasty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Clarissa , or , the History of a Young Lady </Td> <Td> Richardson Samuel Richardson </Td> <Td> Penguin Classics ( 1986 ) </Td> <Td> 7003153400000000000 ♠ 1,534 pages , seven volumes </Td> <Td> 9.2 inches ( 23.4 cm ) x 5.8 inches ( 14.7 cm ) </Td> <Td> 7005943000000000000 ♠ 943,000 and 984,870 </Td> <Td> English </Td> <Td> Word count obtained through Project Guttenberg digitization and 1964 estimate by The New York Times </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kelidar </Td> <Td> Mahmoud Dowlatabadi </Td> <Td> Farhang Moaaser </Td> <Td> 7003283600000000000 ♠ 2,836 pages , ten volumes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7005950000000000000 ♠ 950,000 </Td> <Td> Persian </Td> <Td> The longest Persian novel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Poor Fellow My Country </Td> <Td> Herbert Xavier Herbert </Td> <Td> HarperCollins Publishers ( Australia ) </Td> <Td> 7003146600000000000 ♠ 1,466 pages , hardcover </Td> <Td> 8.1 inches ( 20.6 cm ) x 5.6 inches ( 14.2 cm ) </Td> <Td> 7005852000000000000 ♠ 852,000 </Td> <Td> English </Td> <Td> 1975 winner of the Miles Franklin Award </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Women and Men </Td> <Td> Mcelroy Joseph McElroy </Td> <Td> Knopf ( 1987 ) </Td> <Td> 7003119200000000000 ♠ 1,192 pages , hardcover </Td> <Td> 9 inches ( 22.9 cm ) x 6 inches ( 15.2 cm ) </Td> <Td> 7005850000000000000 ♠ 850,000 ( estimated ) <P> 700,000
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Book title </Th> <Th> Author </Th> <Th> Edition / publisher </Th> <Th> Page count </Th> <Th> Page size </Th> <Th> Word count </Th> <Th> Language </Th> <Th> Notes <P> − </P> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Men of Good Will </Td> <Td> Jules Romains </Td> <Td> Calmann Lévy ( Paris ) , 1932 - 46 </Td> <Td> 7003789200000000000 ♠ 7,892 pages , 27 volumes in original edition </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7006207000000000000 ♠ 2,070,000 </Td> <Td> French </Td> <Td> Twenty - seven volumes . Explicitly considered a `` roman '' ( novel ) by its author and not a `` cycle '' . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Artamène ou le Grand Cyrus </Td> <Td> Scudery Georges and / or Madeleine de Scudéry </Td> <Td> Augustin Courbé , 1649 -- 53 </Td> <Td> 7004130950000000000 ♠ 13,095 pages , ten volumes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7006195430000000000 ♠ 1,954,300 </Td> <Td> French </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Het Bureau </Td> <Td> J.J. Voskuil </Td> <Td> Van Oorschot , 1996 - 2000 </Td> <Td> 7003505800000000000 ♠ 5,058 pages , seven volumes </Td> <Td> 7.85 inches ( 19.9 cm ) x 4.95 inches ( 12.6 cm ) </Td> <Td> 7006159000000000000 ♠ 1,590,000 </Td> <Td> Dutch </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Venmurasu </Td> <Td> Jeyamohan </Td> <Td> Narrinai / Kizhakku </Td> <Td> 7003924700000000000 ♠ 9,247 pages , Eleven volumes <P> </P> </Td> <Td> 8.25 inches ( 21.0 cm ) x 5.85 inches ( 14.9 cm ) </Td> <Td> 7006155602800000000 ♠ 1,556,028 ( as of August 9 , 2016 ) </Td> <Td> Tamil </Td> <Td> Ongoing version of Mahabaratham in novel form - written so far 12 volumes and published as books . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gordana </Td> <Td> Marija Jurić Zagorka </Td> <Td> Školska knjiga , 2007 </Td> <Td> 7003876800000000000 ♠ 8,768 pages , twelve volumes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7006140000000000000 ♠ 1,400,000 ( estimated ) </Td> <Td> Croatian </Td> <Td> The longest Croatian novel . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> A La Recherche À la recherche du temps perdu </Td> <Td> Proust Marcel Proust </Td> <Td> Gallimard ( Collection Folio edition , 1988 -- 1990 ) </Td> <Td> 7003303100000000000 ♠ 3,031 pages , seven volumes </Td> <Td> 7 inches ( 17.8 cm ) x 5 inches ( 12.7 cm ) </Td> <Td> 7006126706900000000 ♠ 1,267,069 </Td> <Td> French </Td> <Td> Guinness World Record holder for longest novel . Uses estimated character count of 9,609,000 characters . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zettels Traum </Td> <Td> Schmidt Arno Schmidt </Td> <Td> Suhrkamp Verlag ( 2010 edition ) </Td> <Td> 7003153600000000000 ♠ 1,536 pages </Td> <Td> 14.1 inches ( 35.8 cm ) x 10.8 inches ( 27.4 cm ) </Td> <Td> 7006110000000000000 ♠ 1,100,000 ( estimated ) </Td> <Td> German </Td> <Td> 6,800,000 characters ; longest novel published in one volume </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Min Kamp </Td> <Td> Karl Ove Knausgård </Td> <Td> Forlaget Oktober </Td> <Td> 7003360000000000000 ♠ 3,600 pages , six volumes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7006100000000000000 ♠ 1,000,000 </Td> <Td> Norwegian </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ponniyin Selvan </Td> <Td> Kalki Krishnamurthy </Td> <Td> ( 1950 edition ) </Td> <Td> 7003240000000000000 ♠ 2,400 pages , five volumes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7005900000000000000 ♠ 900,000 </Td> <Td> Tamil </Td> <Td> Released in five volumes , this historical novel , originally written in Tamil , tells the story of Arulmozhivarman ( Raja Raja Chola I ) , one of the kings of the Chola Dynasty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Clarissa , or , the History of a Young Lady </Td> <Td> Richardson Samuel Richardson </Td> <Td> Penguin Classics ( 1986 ) </Td> <Td> 7003153400000000000 ♠ 1,534 pages , seven volumes </Td> <Td> 9.2 inches ( 23.4 cm ) x 5.8 inches ( 14.7 cm ) </Td> <Td> 7005943000000000000 ♠ 943,000 and 984,870 </Td> <Td> English </Td> <Td> Word count obtained through Project Guttenberg digitization and 1964 estimate by The New York Times </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kelidar </Td> <Td> Mahmoud Dowlatabadi </Td> <Td> Farhang Moaaser </Td> <Td> 7003283600000000000 ♠ 2,836 pages , ten volumes </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7005950000000000000 ♠ 950,000 </Td> <Td> Persian </Td> <Td> The longest Persian novel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Poor Fellow My Country </Td> <Td> Herbert Xavier Herbert </Td> <Td> HarperCollins Publishers ( Australia ) </Td> <Td> 7003146600000000000 ♠ 1,466 pages , hardcover </Td> <Td> 8.1 inches ( 20.6 cm ) x 5.6 inches ( 14.2 cm ) </Td> <Td> 7005852000000000000 ♠ 852,000 </Td> <Td> English </Td> <Td> 1975 winner of the Miles Franklin Award </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Women and Men </Td> <Td> Mcelroy Joseph McElroy </Td> <Td> Knopf ( 1987 ) </Td> <Td> 7003119200000000000 ♠ 1,192 pages , hardcover </Td> <Td> 9 inches ( 22.9 cm ) x 6 inches ( 15.2 cm ) </Td> <Td> 7005850000000000000 ♠ 850,000 ( estimated ) <P> 700,000
a la recherche du temps perdu word count
a la recherche du temps perdu word count
1,267,069
1,267,069