How many words was the shortest novel in Chinese history?The shortest novel in the history of China was written by Li Yishan, a writer of the Tang Dynasty. This poem only had four sentences, including a title and three sentences describing the scenery, totaling 20 words. This poem vividly depicted the beautiful scene of Nanzhuang in the capital city in a concise language and became one of the representative works of idyllic poetry in the Tang Dynasty.
How many words was the shortest short story?The shortest short story was written by Henri of France. It only had seven words: The End. This short story uses the ending as a clue to reveal a series of events through a short dialogue. It reveals the complexity and deception of human nature and is known as one of Henry's representative works.
How many words does the shortest novel in the world have?The shortest novel in the world was a line from the Three-Body Problem: " The law of the dark forest: survival of the fittest. There was an insurmountable gap between civilizations. A powerful civilization would inevitably destroy all civilizations around it. Every civilization is like a small bug in a dark forest that has to avoid the pursuit of other big bugs while accumulating as many resources as possible." There were less than 70 words in this sentence.