How Long to Read Beyond Innocence, Or, The Altersroman in Modern Fiction

By Linda A. Westervelt

How Long Does it Take to Read Beyond Innocence, Or, The Altersroman in Modern Fiction?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 8 minutes to read Beyond Innocence, Or, The Altersroman in Modern Fiction by Linda A. Westervelt

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Description

In this groundbreaking work, Linda A. Westervelt defines an important yet previously unidentified and therefore unnamed type of novel, the altersroman, or age novel. Fictions focusing on a protagonist's confrontation with mortality toward the end of middle age are likely to become ever more prominent in a Western world in which the average age of the population increases and more people reach late middle age and old age. Working from a diverse sample of modern literature, Westervelt analyzes the variety of responses to the life evaluation. Some characters achieve a level of affirmation that...

How long is Beyond Innocence, Or, The Altersroman in Modern Fiction?

Beyond Innocence, Or, The Altersroman in Modern Fiction by Linda A. Westervelt is 185 pages long, and a total of 47,175 words.

This makes it 62% the length of the average book. It also has 58% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Beyond Innocence, Or, The Altersroman in Modern Fiction Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 17 minutes to read Beyond Innocence, Or, The Altersroman in Modern Fiction aloud.

What Reading Level is Beyond Innocence, Or, The Altersroman in Modern Fiction?

Beyond Innocence, Or, The Altersroman in Modern Fiction 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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