How Long to Read Childhood in Contemporary Diasporic African Literature

How Long Does it Take to Read Childhood in Contemporary Diasporic African Literature?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 23 minutes to read Childhood in Contemporary Diasporic African Literature by Christopher E. W. Ouma

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

Description

This book examines the representation of figures, memories and images of childhood in selected contemporary diasporic African fiction by Adichie, Abani, Wainaina and Oyeyemi. The book argues that childhood is a key framework for thinking about contemporary African and African Diasporic identities. It argues that through the privileging of childhood memory, alternative conceptions of time emerge in this literature, and which allow African writers to re-imagine what family, ethnicity, nation means within the new spaces of diaspora that a majority of them occupy. The book therefore looks at the...

How long is Childhood in Contemporary Diasporic African Literature?

Childhood in Contemporary Diasporic African Literature by Christopher E. W. Ouma is 202 pages long, and a total of 50,904 words.

This makes it 68% the length of the average book. It also has 62% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Childhood in Contemporary Diasporic African Literature Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 38 minutes to read Childhood in Contemporary Diasporic African Literature aloud.

What Reading Level is Childhood in Contemporary Diasporic African Literature?

Childhood in Contemporary Diasporic African Literature 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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