How Long to Read Ambiguous Adventure

How Long Does it Take to Read Ambiguous Adventure?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 3 minutes to read Ambiguous Adventure by Cheikh Hamidou Kane

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

Description

The celebrated classic by a groundbreaking figure in African literature addresses a critical contemporary issue—the collision of Islamic African values and Western culture. Hailed by Chinua Achebe as one of the greatest African novels ever written, this long-unavailable classic tells the tale of young Samba Diallo, a devout pupil in a Koranic school in Senegal whose parents send him to Paris to study philosophy. But unknown to Samba, it is a desperate attempt by his parents to better understand the French colonial forces transforming their traditional way of life. Instead, for Samba, it seems an exciting adventure, and once in France he excels at his new studies and is delighted by his new "marvelous comprehension and total communion" with the Western world. Soon, though, he finds himself torn between the materialistic secularism and isolation of French civilization and the deeper spiritual influences of his homeland. As Samba puts it: "I have become the two." Written in an elegant, lyrical prose, Ambiguous Adventure is a masterful expression of the immigrant experience and the repercussions of colonialism, and a great work of literature about the uneasy relationship between Islamic Africa and the West—a relationship more important today than ever before.

How long is Ambiguous Adventure?

Ambiguous Adventure by Cheikh Hamidou Kane is 178 pages long, and a total of 45,924 words.

This makes it 60% the length of the average book. It also has 56% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Ambiguous Adventure Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 10 minutes to read Ambiguous Adventure aloud.

What Reading Level is Ambiguous Adventure?

Ambiguous Adventure 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.

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

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