In this age of Lilliputian literature, whose defining feature is little sentences, it's heartening to read of sentences so long that they swell into entire books. Some works that have “labyrinthine sentences” are:
"Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age" (1964) by Bohumil Hrabal’s has a 117-page-long sentence.
"The Gates of Paradise" (1960) by the Polish novelist Jerzy Andrzejewski consists of two sentences; one 158-page run-on and the other, a mere five words long.
Molly Bloom’s monologue from "Ulysses" (1922) is 36 pages wide. Jonathan Coe’s novel "The Rotters’ Club" (2001) has a 33-page, single-sentence section. (The BBC has reported that at 13,955 words, it is the longest sentence ever written in English.)
French novelist Mathias Énard’s "Zone" (2008), just published in an English translation, has a 517-page-long sentence.
"Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age" (1964) by Bohumil Hrabal’s has a 117-page-long sentence.
"The Gates of Paradise" (1960) by the Polish novelist Jerzy Andrzejewski consists of two sentences; one 158-page run-on and the other, a mere five words long.
Molly Bloom’s monologue from "Ulysses" (1922) is 36 pages wide. Jonathan Coe’s novel "The Rotters’ Club" (2001) has a 33-page, single-sentence section. (The BBC has reported that at 13,955 words, it is the longest sentence ever written in English.)
French novelist Mathias Énard’s "Zone" (2008), just published in an English translation, has a 517-page-long sentence.
(Via The New York Times)
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