How Long to Read Balzac's Lives

How Long Does it Take to Read Balzac's Lives?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 40 minutes to read Balzac's Lives by Peter Brooks

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

Description

Enter the mind of French literary giant Honoré de Balzac through a study of nine of his greatest characters and the novels they inhabit. Balzac's Lives illuminates the writer's life, era, and work in a completely original way. Balzac, more than anyone, invented the nineteenth-century novel, and Oscar Wilde went so far as to say that Balzac had invented the nineteenth century. But it was above all through the wonderful, unforgettable, extravagant characters that Balzac dreamed up and made flesh—entrepreneurs, bankers, inventors, industrialists, poets, artists, bohemians of both sexes,...

How long is Balzac's Lives?

Balzac's Lives by Peter Brooks is 280 pages long, and a total of 70,000 words.

This makes it 94% the length of the average book. It also has 86% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Balzac's Lives Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 22 minutes to read Balzac's Lives aloud.

What Reading Level is Balzac's Lives?

Balzac's Lives 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.

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

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