Books are vital information as well as leisure-centric vessels that are enjoyed globally by millions of people. In this blog, we will discuss the best-selling fictional books of all time.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings by English author John Tolkien (a.k.a. J.R.R. Tolkien) is the best-selling novel in history. To date, it sold around 155 million copies all over the world. The book is sometimes misrepresented as a book series since it technically includes three parts (“The Fellowship of the Ring“, The Two Towers” & The Return of the King“), but the book is actually written as one story, not a trilogy. The decision to market three books was made by the original publishing house Allen & Unwin.
Tolkien’s fantasy novel has succeeded far beyond the book market. Many decades after the author’s death in 1973 it amassed a worldwide cult following and the three movies based on the book were a huge success as well.
The Little Prince
French aristocrat, aviator, journalist, and book author Antoine de Saint-Exupery wrote the fifth best-selling book in history. The Little Prince (original title “Le Petit Prince“) is also still by far the best-selling children’s book of all time having sold around 140 million copies all over the world. Saint-Exupery published the book in 1943 while living in exile in the United States after France’s surrender to Nazi Germany’s invasion in 1940. The Little Prince would become the French multi-talents most successful, but also his last book. He died after rejoining the French military and crashing over the Mediterranean Sea in 1944.
Harry Potter and Philosopher’s Stone
Is it really surprising that JK Rowling’s first book introducing the magical world sold over 125 million copies worldwide? Everybody loved the Boy Who Lived or the Chosen One as he later became to be known and everyone wanted to be a part of that magical world.
Did your favorite fictional book make it to this list?
