How Long to Read Afternoon of a Faun: A Novel

How Long Does it Take to Read Afternoon of a Faun: A Novel?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 40 minutes to read Afternoon of a Faun: A Novel by James Lasdun

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

Description

Taut, stylish, and psychologically acute, Afternoon of a Faun dramatizes the search for truth as an accusation of sexual assault plunges a journalist into a series of deepening crises. "The truth might be hard to bring to light, but that didn’t mean it didn’t exist, because it did exist: fixed in its moment, unalterable, and certainly not a matter of ‘belief.’ " When an old flame accuses him of sexual assault in her memoir, expat English journalist Marco Rosedale is brought rapidly and inexorably to the brink of ruin. His reputation and livelihood at stake, Marco confides in a close friend, who finds himself caught between the obligations of friendship and an increasingly urgent desire to uncover the truth. This unnamed friend is drawn, magnetized, into the orbit of the woman at the center of the accusation—and finds his position as the safely detached narrator turning into something more dangerous. Soon, the question of his own complicity becomes impossible to avoid. Set during the months leading up to Donald Trump’s election, with detours into the 1970s, this propulsive novel investigates the very meaning of truth at a time when it feels increasingly malleable. An atmospheric and unsettling drama from a novelist acclaimed as “the literary descendent of Dostoevsky and Patricia Highsmith” (Boston Globe), Afternoon of a Faun combines a sharply observed study of our shifting social mores with a meditation on what makes us believe, or disbelieve, the stories people tell about themselves.

How long is Afternoon of a Faun: A Novel?

Afternoon of a Faun: A Novel by James Lasdun is 160 pages long, and a total of 40,000 words.

This makes it 54% the length of the average book. It also has 49% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Afternoon of a Faun: A Novel Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 38 minutes to read Afternoon of a Faun: A Novel aloud.

What Reading Level is Afternoon of a Faun: A Novel?

Afternoon of a Faun: A Novel is suitable for students ages 10 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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