How Long to Read Birds of Amber

How Long Does it Take to Read Birds of Amber?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 20 minutes to read Birds of Amber by Ibrāhīm ʻAbd al-Majīd

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

Description

During the 1956 Suez War--or the Tripartite Aggression, as it is known in Egypt--life in Alexandria goes on. The railroad workers and their families live in the low-income housing of el-Masakin, along the Mahmudiya Canal, but some of them take us on forays into the other, cosmopolitan Alexandria, whose European denizens, mainly Greeks, Italians, and Jews are departing in droves. This spellbinding novel teems with memorable characters, not a few of whom are themselves storytellers: a budding novelist writing about el-Masakin and its eccentric denizens and about his own improbable love affair with a 12-year-old girl; a spice merchant dreaming of the bygone glory of his ancestors and their trade along the spice road, beginning on the Malabar Coast; a train guard who is a teller of very tall tales; and a would-be filmmaker trying to make a film showing what happened in Port Said during the war. Then there is the cinema aficionado who plays Tarzan in real life along the Mahmudiya Canal; the young boy who leads a group of assorted crazies every afternoon to see 'God' at sunset; the singing nurse whose only dream is to perform on the radio; and Arabi, the young man who is in love with all things European, but especially with his employer, Katina the widowed Greek dressmaker. As in his earlier novel, No One Sleeps in Alexandria, Ibrahim Abdel Meguid here combines historical fact with fiction, and the mundane with the fantastical, to weave an engrossing, multilayered story of stories.

How long is Birds of Amber?

Birds of Amber by Ibrāhīm ʻAbd al-Majīd is 440 pages long, and a total of 110,000 words.

This makes it 148% the length of the average book. It also has 134% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Birds of Amber Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 1 minute to read Birds of Amber aloud.

What Reading Level is Birds of Amber?

Birds of Amber 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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