How Long to Read Dressed for a Dance in the Snow

How Long Does it Take to Read Dressed for a Dance in the Snow?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 22 minutes to read Dressed for a Dance in the Snow by Monika Zgustova

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

Description

Named a Notable Translated Book of the Year by World Literature Today A poignant and unexpectedly inspirational account of women’s suffering and resilience in Stalin’s forced labor camps, diligently transcribed in the kitchens and living rooms of nine survivors. The pain inflicted by the gulags has cast a long and dark shadow over Soviet-era history. Zgustová’s collection of interviews with former female prisoners not only chronicles the hardships of the camps, but also serves as testament to the power of beauty in face of adversity. Where one would expect to find stories of hopelessness and despair, Zgustová has unearthed tales of the love, art, and friendship that persisted in times of tragedy. Across the Soviet Union, prisoners are said to have composed and memorized thousands of verses. Galya Sanova, born in a Siberian gulag, remembers reading from a hand-stitched copy of Little Red Riding Hood. Irina Emelyanova passed poems to the male prisoner she had grown to love. In this way, the arts lent an air of humanity to the women’s brutal realities. These stories, collected in the vein of Svetlana Alexievich’s Nobel Prize-winning oral histories, turn one of the darkest periods of the Soviet era into a song of human perseverance, in a way that reads as an intimate family history.

How long is Dressed for a Dance in the Snow?

Dressed for a Dance in the Snow by Monika Zgustova is 321 pages long, and a total of 80,571 words.

This makes it 108% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Dressed for a Dance in the Snow Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 20 minutes to read Dressed for a Dance in the Snow aloud.

What Reading Level is Dressed for a Dance in the Snow?

Dressed for a Dance in the Snow 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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