How Long to Read Candide

How Long Does it Take to Read Candide?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 26 minutes to read Candide by Voltaire

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

Description

Candide is a French satire by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. Candide is characterised by its sarcastic tone as well as by its erratic, fantastical and fast-moving plot. A picaresque novel with a story similar to that of a more serious Bildungsroman, it parodies many adventure and romance clichés, the struggles of which are caricatured in a tone that is mordantly matter-of-fact. Still, the events discussed are often based on historical happenings, such as the Seven Years' War and the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. As philosophers of Voltaire's day contended with the problem of...

How long is Candide?

Candide by Voltaire is 85 pages long, and a total of 21,675 words.

This makes it 29% the length of the average book. It also has 26% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Candide Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 58 minutes to read Candide aloud.

What Reading Level is Candide?

Candide 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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