What's the longest and shortest time period covered by a (fictional) book you've read?

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@Idle_Thoughts

I finished a book today that, from the beginning to the end, just took place over the course of one day (24 hours). It was really enjoyable, I think.
And that made me wonder, what books have you read thats time period is the shortest and longest…and what books are they?

The one I just finished that just followed events over one day was The Darkest Evening of the Year, by Dean Koontz.
It, by Stephen King, is the only one that comes to mind, right now, as being the longest. If you count the beginning of the story at the time of Georgie chasing the boat to the end when the adults come out of the sewers, that’s about, what, 30 odd years?
I’m aware that The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, while spanning a long time in the fantasy world, only spans a few minutes in the real one…is that one the shortest anyone can think of (so far)? From beginning to end being just a few minutes? (okay, so it may be cheating–but that’s the kinds of things I’m also looking for in this thread–exceptions to the rule, circumstances where things might count or might not, and instances that might give away to debate just how much of a time period IS covered)

What’re the books you’ve read that covered the longest and shortest periods of time?

easy one. Mitchner’s books and/or the Bible.

How about for shortest time, “One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich”?

[Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil]

Georges Perec’s Life a User’s Manual contains dozens of stories that cover over two centuries and yet the novel itself lasts no time at all, it’s essentially frozen in time around 8 pm on a Summer evening in 1975.