How Long to Read Down Second Avenue

How Long Does it Take to Read Down Second Avenue?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read Down Second Avenue by Es'kia Mphahlele

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

Description

Es’kia Mphahlele’s seminal memoir of life in apartheid South Africa—available for the first time in Penguin Classics Nominated for the Nobel Prize in 1969, Es’kia Mphahlele is considered the Dean of African Letters and the father of black South African writing. Down Second Avenue is a landmark book that describes Mphahlele’s experience growing up in segregated South Africa. Vivid, graceful, and unapologetic, it details a daily life of severe poverty and brutal police surveillance under the subjugation of an apartheid regime. Banned in South Africa after its original 1959 publication for its protest against apartheid, Down Second Avenue is a foundational work of literature that continues to inspire activists today. For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

How long is Down Second Avenue?

Down Second Avenue by Es'kia Mphahlele is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Down Second Avenue Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read Down Second Avenue aloud.

What Reading Level is Down Second Avenue?

Down Second Avenue 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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