How Long to Read Arabian Jazz: A Novel

How Long Does it Take to Read Arabian Jazz: A Novel?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 30 minutes to read Arabian Jazz: A Novel by Diana Abu-Jaber

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

Description

"This oracular first novel, which unfurls like gossamer [has] characters of a depth seldom found in a debut."—The New Yorker In Diana Abu-Jaber's "impressive, entertaining" (Chicago Tribune) first novel, a small, poor-white community in upstate New York becomes home to the transplanted Jordanian family of Matussem Ramoud: his grown daughters, Jemorah and Melvina; his sister Fatima; and her husband, Zaeed. The widower Matuseem loves American jazz, kitschy lawn ornaments, and, of course, his daughters. Fatima is obsessed with seeing her nieces married—Jemorah is nearly thirty! Supernurse Melvina is firmly committed to her work, but Jemorah is ambivalent about her identity and role. Is she Arab? Is she American? Should she marry and, if so, whom? Winner of the Oregon Book Award and finalist for the National PEN/Hemingway Award, Arabian Jazz is "a joy to read.... You will be tempted to read passages out loud. And you should" (Boston Globe). USA Today praises Abu-Jaber's "gift for dialogue...her Arab-American rings musically, and hilariously, true."

How long is Arabian Jazz: A Novel?

Arabian Jazz: A Novel by Diana Abu-Jaber is 384 pages long, and a total of 97,536 words.

This makes it 130% the length of the average book. It also has 119% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Arabian Jazz: A Novel Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 52 minutes to read Arabian Jazz: A Novel aloud.

What Reading Level is Arabian Jazz: A Novel?

Arabian Jazz: A Novel 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.

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