How Long to Read Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age

How Long Does it Take to Read Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 40 minutes to read Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age by Bohumil Hrabal

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

Description

Rake, drunkard, aesthete, gossip, raconteur extraordinaire: the narrator of Bohumil Hrabal’s rambling, rambunctious masterpiece Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age is all these and more. Speaking to a group of sunbathing women who remind him of lovers past, this elderly roué tells the story of his life—or at least unburdens himself of a lifetime’s worth of stories. Thus we learn of amatory conquests (and humiliations), of scandals both private and public, of military adventures and domestic feuds, of what things were like “in the days of the monarchy” and how they’ve changed since. As the book tumbles restlessly forward, and the comic tone takes on darker shadings, we realize we are listening to a man talking as much out of desperation as from exuberance. Hrabal, one of the great Czech writers of the twentieth century, as well as an inveterate haunter of Prague’s pubs and football stadiums, developed a unique method which he termed “palavering,” whereby characters gab and soliloquize with abandon. Part drunken boast, part soul-rending confession, part metaphysical poem on the nature of love and time, this astonishing novel (which unfolds in a single monumental sentence) shows why he has earned the admiration of such writers as Milan Kundera, John Banville, and Louise Erdrich.

How long is Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age?

Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age by Bohumil Hrabal is 160 pages long, and a total of 40,000 words.

This makes it 54% the length of the average book. It also has 49% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 38 minutes to read Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age aloud.

What Reading Level is Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age?

Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age 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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