How Long to Read A Word in Edgeways

How Long Does it Take to Read A Word in Edgeways?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 28 minutes to read A Word in Edgeways by Desmond O'Grady

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

Description

In A WORD IN EDGEWAYS Desmond O' Grady examines the work of many writers and interviews others as well as film makers, a ballerina, a photographer and a painter. The essays probe writers from Orhan Pamuk to Peter Robb, from Martin Boyd to James Joyce, from Ring Lardner to Leo Tolstoy plus filmmakers Luis Bunuel and Federico Fellini. The interviews are close encounters with writers such as Saul Bellow, Tennesee Williams, Shirley Hazzard, Jorge Luis Borges, Tobias Wolf, Doris Lessing and Niccolo Ammaniti but also with filmmaker Sergio Leone, photographer Oliviero Toscani and painter Jeffrey Smart. A WORD IN EDGEWAYS combines cultural journalism, literary criticism, travel writing and brief lives. In all the items there is subtle insight, an eye for revealing detail and an appreciation of craft. They are preceded by the amusing, amazing tale of the confusion between Desmond O'Grady and his doppelganger and drawn together by reflections on the relations between oral story telling, writing and images.

How long is A Word in Edgeways?

A Word in Edgeways by Desmond O'Grady is 259 pages long, and a total of 67,081 words.

This makes it 87% the length of the average book. It also has 82% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read A Word in Edgeways Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 6 minutes to read A Word in Edgeways aloud.

What Reading Level is A Word in Edgeways?

A Word in Edgeways 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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