How Long to Read Captain Pantoja and the Special Service

How Long Does it Take to Read Captain Pantoja and the Special Service?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 7 minutes to read Captain Pantoja and the Special Service by Mario Vargas Llosa

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

Description

In this delightful farce, the prim and proper Captain Pantoja is sent to Peru's Amazon frontier on a secret Army mission - he must find females for the amorous recruits. Yet complications arise as word of his achievements starts to spread, and he finds himself battling against his wife, religious zealots and the Army that gave him the mission in the first place. Through a wonderfully comic montage of letters, military documents, radio broadcasts, dream sequences and dialogue, Mario Vargas Llosa's Captain Pantoja and the Special Service combines political satire with humour, morality with...

How long is Captain Pantoja and the Special Service?

Captain Pantoja and the Special Service by Mario Vargas Llosa is 244 pages long, and a total of 61,976 words.

This makes it 82% the length of the average book. It also has 76% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Captain Pantoja and the Special Service Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 38 minutes to read Captain Pantoja and the Special Service aloud.

What Reading Level is Captain Pantoja and the Special Service?

Captain Pantoja and the Special Service 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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