best-selling novel

collocation in English

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best-selling
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌbestˈsel.ɪŋ/us
/ˌbestˈsel.ɪŋ/
(of a product) extremely popular and that has sold in very ...
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novel
noun[C]
uk
/ˈnɒv.əl/us
/ˈnɑː.vəl/
a long printed story about imaginary characters ...
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The success of that serialization led the book, when published, to become the secondbest-sellingnovelin 1937 and fifth best for the year 1938.
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It has ultimately become the secondbest-sellingnovelever written, with over 150 million copies sold.
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Contrary to fanciful allegations in a recentbest-sellingnovel, this the line in the floor is not a vestige of a pagan temple.
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Among those was her hope to write abest-sellingnovel.
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With contents that covered or implied hazing, partying, and petting, the book sold well enough to be the secondbest-sellingnovelof 1924.
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This novel was published in 1852 and was not only thebest-sellingnovelof the century but also played a major role in the abolitionist movement.
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His numerous adaptions of best-selling novels to capitalize on their success were not necessarily intended to be productions of high quality.
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He began his writing career as a journalist but from 1934 produced a series of best-selling novels.
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Over the next 20 years she wrote four more best-selling novels.
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Especially compared to his string of best-selling novels, the book was not successful, selling only about 8,000 copies.
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It was one of the best-selling novels of its time and was reprinted eight times between 1824 and 1828.
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It is one of the best-selling novels ever written, with over 150 million copies sold.
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The novel received much critical praise and soon went on to become one of the best-selling novels of the year.
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