How Long to Read Alcina and Other Stories

How Long Does it Take to Read Alcina and Other Stories?

It takes the average reader 3 hours to read Alcina and Other Stories by Guido Gozzano

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

Description

The Turin born Guido Gozzano was the first and finest representative of the Crepuscolari, the poets of the twilight. Before his tragically early death from consumption at the age of thirty-five he produced two short volumes of verse, La via del rifugio and I colloqui, which quickly became renown for their quietly perfect evocations of nature, melancholy, tenderness and ­nostalgia. But unknown to most, Gozzano also wrote short stories, contes cruels influenced by Poe and Maupassant, and aesthetic prose nightmares, which display the same delicate crepuscular style and sense of tragic absurdism. Within the pages of Alcina and Other Stories, the reader will find The Real Face, the bizarre fate of a promising young artist whose works grow too close to nature; A Romantic Story, a Gothic tragedy; and The Soul of the Instrument, a Symbolist fairy tale after the manner of Lorrain or Wilde; along with other dark and fantastic pieces. An exquisite item for those interested in Italian poets of the early twentieth century and the various literary movements which bloomed in that country in the years following the Fin de siècle.

How long is Alcina and Other Stories?

Alcina and Other Stories by Guido Gozzano is 180 pages long, and a total of 45,000 words.

This makes it 61% the length of the average book. It also has 55% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Alcina and Other Stories Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 5 minutes to read Alcina and Other Stories aloud.

What Reading Level is Alcina and Other Stories?

Alcina and Other Stories 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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