How Long to Read Damned to Fame: the Life of Samuel Beckett

How Long Does it Take to Read Damned to Fame: the Life of Samuel Beckett?

It takes the average reader 15 hours and 17 minutes to read Damned to Fame: the Life of Samuel Beckett by James Knowlson

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

Description

Samuel Beckett's long-standing friend, James Knowlson, recreates Beckett's youth in Ireland, his studies at Trinity College, Dublin in the early 1920s and from there to the Continent, where he plunged into the multicultural literary society of late-1920s Paris. The biography throws new light on Beckett's stormy relationship with his mother, the psychotherapy he received after the death of his father and his crucial relationship with James Joyce. There is also material on Beckett's six-month visit to Germany as the Nazi's tightened their grip.;The book includes unpublished material on...

How long is Damned to Fame: the Life of Samuel Beckett?

Damned to Fame: the Life of Samuel Beckett by James Knowlson is 896 pages long, and a total of 229,376 words.

This makes it 302% the length of the average book. It also has 280% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Damned to Fame: the Life of Samuel Beckett Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 20 hours and 53 minutes to read Damned to Fame: the Life of Samuel Beckett aloud.

What Reading Level is Damned to Fame: the Life of Samuel Beckett?

Damned to Fame: the Life of Samuel Beckett 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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