It takes the average reader 1 hour and 40 minutes to read Bad Nature, or With Elvis in Mexico (New Directions Pearls) by Javier Marías
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A gem of a Marías story: Elvis and his entourage abandon their translator in a seedy cantina full of enraged criminals. “It all happened because of Elvis Presley.” Elvis, down south of the border to film a movie, has insisted his producers hire a proper Spaniard so that he can pronounce his few lines in Spanish with a Castillian accent. But Ruibérriz has taken on much more than he bargained for. One fatal night, horseplay in a local bar goes too far: a fatuous drunken American insults the local kingpin, and when the thug insists that Ruibérriz translate, Elvis himself adds an even more...
Bad Nature, or With Elvis in Mexico (New Directions Pearls) by Javier Marías is 100 pages long, and a total of 25,000 words.
This makes it 34% the length of the average book. It also has 31% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 16 minutes to read Bad Nature, or With Elvis in Mexico (New Directions Pearls) aloud.
Bad Nature, or With Elvis in Mexico (New Directions Pearls) 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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