How Long to Read City of Love and Ashes

How Long Does it Take to Read City of Love and Ashes?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 10 minutes to read City of Love and Ashes by Yusuf Idris

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

Description

Cairo, January 1952. Egypt is at a critical point in its modern history, struggling to throw off the yoke of the seventy-year British occupation and its corrupt royalist allies. Hamza is a committed young radical, his goal to build a secret armed brigade to fight for freedom, independence, and national self-esteem. Fawziya is a woman with a mission too, keen to support the cause. Among the ashes of the city love may grow, but at a time of national struggle what place do personal feelings have beside the greater love for a shackled homeland? In this finely crafted novel, Yusuf Idris, best known as the master of the Arabic short story, brings to life not only some of the most human characters in modern Arabic fiction but the soul of Cairo itself and the soul of a national consciousness focused on liberation. ''Like the Russian aristocrats of Chekhov, the provincial bourgeoisie of Flaubert, or the Ibo villagers of Achebe, Idris raises his authentic characters into convincing types within their context: he makes us live their agonies and hopes.''--Ferial Ghazoul

How long is City of Love and Ashes?

City of Love and Ashes by Yusuf Idris is 186 pages long, and a total of 47,616 words.

This makes it 63% the length of the average book. It also has 58% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read City of Love and Ashes Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 20 minutes to read City of Love and Ashes aloud.

What Reading Level is City of Love and Ashes?

City of Love and Ashes 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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