Artamène ou le Grand Cyrus (English: Artamène or Cyrus the Great) is the longest book ever written. This novel has ten volumes and was written by siblings Madeleine and Georges de Scudéry of France from 1649 to 1653. The book is composed of 2,100,000 words in over 8000 pages and was written in the French language.
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The novel has more than four hundred characters and over one hundred settings. It has complex structure and plot making it difficult for the reader to acquire an overall grasp. If you however have time and can understand French, you can read it online at http://www.artamene.org.
Madeleine and Georges de Scudéry authors of Artamène ou le Grand Cyrus. Image via
