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 Fact about Books 




Here are some interesting facts about books that few people know:


1. The oldest surviving book is the Epic of Gilgamesh, dating back to around 2100 BCE.


2. The longest book in the world is "Remembrance of Things Past" by Marcel Proust, with over 1.2 million words.


3. The shortest book in the world is "For Sale: Baby Shoes, Never Worn" by Ernest Hemingway, with just six words.


4. The most translated book in the world is the Bible, with over 2,000 languages.



5. The largest book in the world is the Klencke Atlas, measuring over 6 feet tall and 7 feet wide.


6. The smallest book in the world is "Teeny Ted from Turnip Town", measuring 0.07 mm x 0.10 mm.


7. The most expensive book ever sold is the Codex Leicester, a collection of scientific writings by Leonardo da Vinci, sold for $30.8 million.


8. The first book ever printed was the Gutenberg Bible in 1455.



9. The longest sentence in literature is in William Faulkner's "Absalom, Absalom!", spanning 1,287 words.


10. The world's largest library is the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., with over 170 million items.


I hope you found these facts interesting and informative!

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