How Long to Read Cecilia Valdés or El Angel Hill

How Long Does it Take to Read Cecilia Valdés or El Angel Hill?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 15 minutes to read Cecilia Valdés or El Angel Hill by Cirilo Villaverde

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

Description

Cecilia Valdés is arguably the most important novel of 19th century Cuba. Originally published in New York City in 1882, Cirilo Villaverde's novel has fascinated readers inside and outside Cuba since the late 19th century. In this new English translation, a vast landscape emerges of the moral, political, and sexual depravity caused by slavery and colonialism. Set in the Havana of the 1830s, the novel introduces us to Cecilia, a beautiful light-skinned mulatta, who is being pursued by the son of a Spanish slave trader, named Leonardo. Unbeknownst to the two, they are the children of the same father. Eventually Cecilia gives in to Leonardo's advances; she becomes pregnant and gives birth to a baby girl. When Leonardo, who gets bored with Cecilia after a while, agrees to marry a white upper class woman, Cecilia vows revenge. A mulatto friend and suitor of hers kills Leonardo, and Cecilia is thrown into prison as an accessory to the crime. For the contemporary reader Helen Lane's masterful translation of Cecilia Valdés opens a new window into the intricate problems of race relations in Cuba and the Caribbean. There are the elite social circles of European and New World Whites, the rich culture of the free people of color, the class to which Cecilia herself belonged, and then the slaves, divided among themselves between those who were born in Africa and those who were born in the New World, and those who worked on the sugar plantation and those who worked in the households of the rich people in Havana. Cecilia Valdés thus presents a vast portrait of sexual, social, and racial oppression, and the lived experience of Spanish colonialism in Cuba.

How long is Cecilia Valdés or El Angel Hill?

Cecilia Valdés or El Angel Hill by Cirilo Villaverde is 545 pages long, and a total of 138,975 words.

This makes it 184% the length of the average book. It also has 170% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Cecilia Valdés or El Angel Hill Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 39 minutes to read Cecilia Valdés or El Angel Hill aloud.

What Reading Level is Cecilia Valdés or El Angel Hill?

Cecilia Valdés or El Angel Hill 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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