There are lots of intimidating, thick books in the world, but if you believe the record mavens in Jakarta, Indonesia, there’s no book bigger than the book recently put together by artist and director Damien Dematra. Dematra is the author of The Collection, Obama and Pluralism, reported to be the thickest book ever put together.
So just how thick is this book? It’s 5,472 pages, dwarfing the world’s current thickest book, Agatha Christie’s The Complete Miss Marple, which is a pathetic 4,032 pages in thickness. Dematra’s Obama book is a staggering 12 inches thick, which is incredible considering the book covers Obama’s four years while he lived in Indonesia, without much about his current activities.
“I don’t mind; for me, the crazier, the better,” said the self-described Obamamaniac Dematra, dismissing critics who say he’s a bit obsessed with Obama. “He is someone I’ve been inspired by, giving me more understanding on the potential of dreams and pluralism.”
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