How Long to Read Black Professional Women in Recent American Fiction

How Long Does it Take to Read Black Professional Women in Recent American Fiction?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 53 minutes to read Black Professional Women in Recent American Fiction by Carmen Rose Marshall

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

Description

The last three decades of the 20th century have marked the triumph of many black professional women against great odds in the workplace. Despite their success, few novels celebrate their accomplishments. Black middle-class professional women want to see themselves realistically portrayed by protagonists who work to achieve significant productivity and visibility in their careers, desire stability in their personal lives, aspire to accrue wealth, and live elegantly though not consumptively. The author contends that most recent American realistic fiction fails to represent black professional women protagonists performing their work effectively in the workplace. Identifying the extent to which contemporary novels satisfy the "readerly desires" of black middle-class women readers, this book investigates why the readership wants the texts, as well as what they prefer in the books they buy. It also examines the technical and cultural factors that contribute to the lack of books with self-empowered black professional female protagonists, and considers The Salt Eaters by Toni Cade Bambara and Waiting to Exhale by Terry McMillan, two novels that function as significant markers in the development of contemporary black women writers' texts.

How long is Black Professional Women in Recent American Fiction?

Black Professional Women in Recent American Fiction by Carmen Rose Marshall is 227 pages long, and a total of 58,339 words.

This makes it 77% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Black Professional Women in Recent American Fiction Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 18 minutes to read Black Professional Women in Recent American Fiction aloud.

What Reading Level is Black Professional Women in Recent American Fiction?

Black Professional Women in Recent American Fiction 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.

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