How Long to Read A Painful Duty

How Long Does it Take to Read A Painful Duty?

It takes the average reader 5 hours to read A Painful Duty by Norman Thomas di Giovanni

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

Description

The final work of fiction from a legendary writer and translator. In a series of short stories, some no more than a couple of pages long, di Giovanni captures the lives of the Italian American community in Newton, a suburb of Boston, in the middle of the 20th century. These are the workers, the labourers, the drunks, the women running family homes, the children playing in the streets, the romances, the arguments, the fights, the births, the deaths. The stories are fiction but the people are real. These are the people who came to America for a better life. These are the people that Norman Thomas di Giovanni grew up with. This is his tribute to them. His ability to capture a person, an entire life story, in a phrase or a gesture is reminiscent of Richard Yates. Here is a writer at the height of his powers. A Painful Duty is the last book Norman Thomas di Giovanni completed during his lifetime. He was working on the stories right up until his death in early 2017, at the age of 83.

How long is A Painful Duty?

A Painful Duty by Norman Thomas di Giovanni is 300 pages long, and a total of 75,000 words.

This makes it 101% the length of the average book. It also has 92% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Painful Duty Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 49 minutes to read A Painful Duty aloud.

What Reading Level is A Painful Duty?

A Painful Duty 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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