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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
David Barnett

Longest single-volume book in the world goes on sale – and is impossible to read

ONEPIECE by Ilan Manouach.
‘Unreadable sculpture’ … ONEPIECE by Ilan Manouach. Photograph: JBE

A limited edition single volume of the long-running manga One Piece is being billed as the longest book in existence.

At 21,450 pages, it is physically impossible to read, making it less of a book and more of a sculpture.

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