How Long to Read A History of South African Literature

How Long Does it Take to Read A History of South African Literature?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 20 minutes to read A History of South African Literature by Christopher Heywood

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

Description

This book is a critical study of South African literature, from colonial and pre-colonial times onwards. Christopher Heywood discusses selected poems, plays and prose works in five literary traditions: Khoisan, Nguni-Sotho, Afrikaans, English, and Indian. The discussion includes over 100 authors and selected works, including poets from Mqhayi, Marais and Campbell to Butler, Serote and Krog, theatre writers from Boniface and Black to Fugard and Mda, and fiction writers from Schreiner and Plaatje to Bessie Head and the Nobel prizewinners Gordimer and Coetzee. The literature is explored in the setting of crises leading to the formation of modern South Africa, notably the rise and fall of the Emperor Shaka's Zulu kingdom, the Colenso crisis, industrialisation, the colonial and post-colonial wars of 1899, 1914, and 1939, and the dissolution of apartheid society. In Heywood's study, South African literature emerges as among the great literatures of the modern world.

How long is A History of South African Literature?

A History of South African Literature by Christopher Heywood is 320 pages long, and a total of 80,000 words.

This makes it 108% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A History of South African Literature Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 17 minutes to read A History of South African Literature aloud.

What Reading Level is A History of South African Literature?

A History of South African Literature 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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