How Long to Read 17 Sheikh Hamza Street, Cairo

How Long Does it Take to Read 17 Sheikh Hamza Street, Cairo?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 35 minutes to read 17 Sheikh Hamza Street, Cairo by Avraham Bar-Av (Bentata)

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

"17 Sheikh Hamza Street, Cairo" takes the reader on a journey of scents, colors, sounds and feelings, telling the true story of a brave Jewish family during the first half of the twentieth Century. Fortuna and Passy, the parents of three growing children, work hard in their small sewing shop in the very center of Cairo. Life is relatively safe and prosperous until World War II arrives at the gates of Cairo and local nationalism begins to surge. The quiet streets become hostile and turbulent, shattering the family's routine. Moise becomes a Communist and is persecuted by the authorities; Sophie rebels against her parents and marries Henri, a Zionist activist, and Suzy, the youngest, is seduced by Hosni, a charming Arab criminal who forces himself upon her and threatens to harm the family. The declaration of the state of Israel in 1948, only worsens the situation of the family. Henri, Sophie's husband, is arrested and taken to a concentration camp in the desert. The family's life in Egypt becomes impossible until the inevitable expulsion. While the novel is the personal story of the author's family, it also relates the tragic fate of hundreds of thousands Jewish families that prospered in Arab states and were forced to leave their beloved homeland. * Avraham Bar-Av's historical novel is filled with humor and wisdom that to the last page sweeps the reader into its world. 17 Sheikh Hamza Street, Cairo is one of the most fascinating novels ever written about the Jews of Egypt in the 20th century. Avraham Bar-Av has succeeded in drawing a precise, empathetic picture of Jewish life in this unusual community... Bar-Av manages at once to describe the macro and micro lives of a typical Jewish family in Egypt... Fabulously well-written, this compelling book has the reader turning the pages for more." Dr. Ruth Kimhe (author of Zionism in the Pyramids' Shadow, Am Oved 2010)

How long is 17 Sheikh Hamza Street, Cairo?

17 Sheikh Hamza Street, Cairo by Avraham Bar-Av (Bentata) is 386 pages long, and a total of 98,816 words.

This makes it 130% the length of the average book. It also has 121% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read 17 Sheikh Hamza Street, Cairo Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 59 minutes to read 17 Sheikh Hamza Street, Cairo aloud.

What Reading Level is 17 Sheikh Hamza Street, Cairo?

17 Sheikh Hamza Street, Cairo is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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