It takes the average reader 6 hours to read A World Elsewhere by Shanta Acharya
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A World Elsewhere is an extraordinary evocation of Indian social life in the 1960s and 1970s. Set in the state of Orissa, the novel depicts the life of the Guru family, especially their daughter, Asha. Intelligent, curious and sensitive, Asha’s happy childhood turns into a lonely and troubled adolescence as her future is mapped out by the social conventions of the day: she will be an educated wife, mother, and housekeeper, married to a man of her family’s choosing. When Asha goes to college, she meets Anand and falls in love with him. Much against the wishes of her family, she marries him—a decision that proves to be disastrous, triggering a series of events that nearly destroys her. We are led through a tragic but redemptive story as Asha, shaped by her unfailing pursuit of love, truth and justice, responds to her unexpected reversal in fortune by seeking a world elsewhere. Exploring notions of love and betrayal, innocence and experience, the choices people make and the role luck plays in life, A World Elsewhere is timeless.
A World Elsewhere by Shanta Acharya is 360 pages long, and a total of 90,000 words.
This makes it 121% the length of the average book. It also has 110% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 11 minutes to read A World Elsewhere aloud.
A World Elsewhere is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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