How Long to Read Crocodile Smiles: Short Shrift Fictions

How Long Does it Take to Read Crocodile Smiles: Short Shrift Fictions?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 6 minutes to read Crocodile Smiles: Short Shrift Fictions by Yuriy Tarnawsky

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

Description

Fiction. In a new, expanded edition! Female barbers attached to a pair of scissors that won't stop, women who can't conceal hard-earned wads of hundred dollar bills sticking up under their polka dot bikini bottoms, adulteresses who bludgeon their husbands to bloody deaths, Dostoyevskian prostitute virgins, compulsive seductresses who delight in torturing tall wimpy men, all shown in a blinding bright light on an absurdist stage. Are crocodiles capable of smiling if they can't cry? You'll find the answer in this dazzling new collection of absurdist "short shrift fictions" by the author of THE PLACEBO EFFECT TRILOGY. "In case you have missed the voice of the rich, courageous, adventurous fiction writing of Yuriy Tarnawsky, this collection will be a great introduction. You will experience his unique ability to meld wicked humor and looming gravitas.One of the great under-recognized talents in the fiction of the 20th-21st century."--Steve Katz "If Frankenstein had had the wit of Groucho Marx and the subtle plasticity of Magritte he might have written these magical and dangerous stories instead of Yuriy Tarnawsky. The master of short tails has struck again! Frightening, funny and baffling as ever!"--Alain Arias-Misson "Yuriy Tarnawsky's fictional world is one in which every object and every action is meaningful. Haircuts have meaning. Two refrigerators are alive with ominous activity. Kafka meets Sartre (implying hell is... other bugs!). Sweet porridge can 'assuage the victim's suffering.' The stories are perfectly envisioned, as if Tarnawsky had just landed on this earth with his sense of wonder still intact, looking at everything and trying to understand. Reading these stories is like learning to see all over again!"--Eckhard Gerdes

How long is Crocodile Smiles: Short Shrift Fictions?

Crocodile Smiles: Short Shrift Fictions by Yuriy Tarnawsky is 184 pages long, and a total of 46,736 words.

This makes it 62% the length of the average book. It also has 57% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Crocodile Smiles: Short Shrift Fictions Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 15 minutes to read Crocodile Smiles: Short Shrift Fictions aloud.

What Reading Level is Crocodile Smiles: Short Shrift Fictions?

Crocodile Smiles: Short Shrift Fictions 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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