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Dear readers, we are sure that this article is interesting for you. We have prepared for you 13 most interesting facts about books that you may not know!
Fact 1: Gilgamish - the oldest literary work
The oldest epic literary works are in ancient Mesopotamia, named after him.Gilgamish ” deb called. Since there were no paper books at the time, the whole story was written on 12 tables. Today, there are electronic versions of Gilgamish.
Fact 2: The first modern novel
The first novel in the world was in the XNUMXth century "Genji's stories" as it is Japanese Murasaki Shikibu wrote. The original had almost no hero names. They are Heian referred to as a position or “respectable” adjectives, based on the rules of the Japanese court of the period.
Fact 3: The first published book
This is a book Gutenberg Bible which was published in 1453 by Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg. Through the Gutenberg Bible and the Gutenberg press, a revolutionary change took place and a new era in human history began.
Fact 4: The first book written on a typewriter
Mark Twain “Life in Mississippi”(1882) was the first typewritten book to be published by historians.
Fact 5: A ton of books
Every year in the world 755,755 new books will be published. From mid-2017 to the present worldwide 134,399,411 books have been published.
Fact 6: The biggest book
The largest “book” in the world is located in Mandalay, Myanmar, at the Kuthodaw Pagoda in Burma. Kuthodaw Pagoda has a collection of 730 marble tables that form the base of its structures. In a set of tables Theravada Buddhismhas complete sacred religious books.
This large “stone book” was built in 1857 by King Mindon Min and is decorated with gold ink and precious stones.
Fact 7: The biggest book made of paper
The largest paper book in the world is located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This is a book "This is Muhammad The Prophet" is a huge holy book called. Book Mshahed International Group created by and published in February 2012. It is 5 meters long, 8,06 meters wide, 429 pages long and weighs more than 3000 kilograms.
Fact 8: The largest published book
The largest traditionally published book is by Antoine de Saint-Exupery (who was a pioneer in the world of aviation).Little Prince »is a Brazilian copy of the book. It is 3,08 meters long and 2,01 meters wide. The book was exhibited at the Biannual Book Fair in September 2007 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Fact 9: The longest novel
The longest novel was written by Marcel Proust and he "In the past memory of things ” or in their native language (French) "Now research du temps perdu ” called. Romanda 9,609,000 the presence of an image is assumed.
Fact 10: The longest audiobook
The longest audio book in the world is almost five days old. The book was published in Japan in 2008 and is a philosopher, poet and literary critic Takaaki Yoshimoto reported by. The total time of the book is 115 hours and 43 minutes.
Fact 11: The thickest book ever published
"Perfect Miss Marple" his book is the thickest book ever published. It is 12,67 inches wide and 4,032 page. This is the author of the book Agatha Christie Dedicated to a woman named Miss Marple. Book 20 short story and 12 consists of a collection of mysterious novels.
Fact 12: The most expensive book
The first copy of the most expensive book in the world was published in 1640 in Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Psalm Book is a book. This book new The worldwas one of the first books to be published in the press at the 2013 auction in New York. 14,165 sold for a thousand dollars.
Fact 13: The best-selling book in the world
The most read and best-selling book in the world so far is The Bible (The holy book of Christians) d.
Author: Latofat Mansurova, 2nd year student of TUIT
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