How Long to Read Earth and Ashes

How Long Does it Take to Read Earth and Ashes?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 38 minutes to read Earth and Ashes by Atiq Rahimi

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

Description

"You know, father, sorrow can turn to water and spill from your eyes, or it can sharpen your tongue into a sword, or it can become a time bomb that, one day, will explode and destroy you" Earth and Ashes is the spare, powerful story of an Afghan man, Dastaguir, trying desperately to reach his son Murad, who has left his village to earn a living working at a mine. In the meantime the village has been bombed by the Russian army, and Dastaguir, with his newly-deaf grandson Yassin in tow, must reach Murad to tell him of the carnage. The old man is beset on all sides by sorrow, that of his grandson, who cannot understand, that of his son, who does not yet know, and his own, made even crueler by the message he must deliver. Atiq Rahimi, whose reputation for writing war stories of immense drama and intimacy began with this, his first novel, has managed to condense centuries of Afghan history into a short tale of three very different generations. But he has also created a universal story about fathers and sons, and the terrible strain inflicted on those bonds of family during the unpredictable carnage of war.

How long is Earth and Ashes?

Earth and Ashes by Atiq Rahimi is 96 pages long, and a total of 24,576 words.

This makes it 32% the length of the average book. It also has 30% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Earth and Ashes Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 14 minutes to read Earth and Ashes aloud.

What Reading Level is Earth and Ashes?

Earth and Ashes 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.

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