It takes the average reader 3 hours and 57 minutes to read B as in Beirut by Iman Humaydan Yunus
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The four interlocking narratives that make up this extraordinary novel belong to four women who live in the same apartment building in Beirut during the Lebanese civil war. There is Lilian with her two children, desperate to emigrate, with or without her husband. Warda cannot recover from the loss of her daughter, and finds that no matter how many times she goes over it, the story of her life no longer makes sense. Camilia has returned to Beirut to make a film about her former homeland, but becomes irrevocably caught up in its violence. Maha remains in the building even as her family, her neighbours, her city, and her country fracture around her. As the war continues each day, unending, divisions between past and present begin to break down. Younes’ intimate, haunting attention to these women’s lives creates an unforgettable portrait not only of her characters but of the nature of war. Here, loss is the city’s most constant resident, and its story will inevitably overcome all the rest.
B as in Beirut by Iman Humaydan Yunus is 229 pages long, and a total of 59,311 words.
This makes it 77% the length of the average book. It also has 72% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 24 minutes to read B as in Beirut aloud.
B as in Beirut is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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