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The longest novel ever written is 'In Search of Lost Time' by Marcel Proust.

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Proust’s work spans 7 volumes and is often cited as the longest novel by word count, commonly estimated around 1.2 million words in French. It’s famous for deep introspection and famously long sentences.

🤯 "The longest novel ever written is 'In Search of Lost Time' by Marcel Proust — literary endurance in seven volumes."

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