It takes the average reader 4 hours and 11 minutes to read Du Bois's Telegram by Juliana Spahr
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
In 1956 W. E. B. Du Bois was denied a passport to attend the Présence Africaine Congress of Black Writers and Artists in Paris. So he sent the assembled a telegram. "Any Negro-American who travels abroad today must either not discuss race conditions in the United States or say the sort of thing which our State Department wishes the world to believe." Taking seriously Du Bois's allegation, Juliana Spahr breathes new life into age-old questions as she explores how state interests have shaped U.S. literature. What is the relationship between literature and politics? Can writing be revolutionary?...
Du Bois's Telegram by Juliana Spahr is 246 pages long, and a total of 62,976 words.
This makes it 83% the length of the average book. It also has 77% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 44 minutes to read Du Bois's Telegram aloud.
Du Bois's Telegram is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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