How Long to Read Edna O'Brien and the Art of Fiction

By Maureen O'Connor

How Long Does it Take to Read Edna O'Brien and the Art of Fiction?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 20 minutes to read Edna O'Brien and the Art of Fiction by Maureen O'Connor

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

Description

Since the appearance of her first novel, The Country Girls, in 1960—a book that undermined the nation’s ideal of innocent and pious Irish girlhood—Edna O’Brien has provoked controversy in her native Ireland and abroad. Indeed, several of her early novels were condemned by church authorities and banned by the Irish government for their frank portrayals of sexual matters and the inner lives of women. Now an internationally acclaimed writer, O’Brien must be critically reassessed for a twenty-first century audience. Edna O’Brien and the Art of Fiction provides an urgent retrospective...

How long is Edna O'Brien and the Art of Fiction?

Edna O'Brien and the Art of Fiction by Maureen O'Connor is 200 pages long, and a total of 50,000 words.

This makes it 67% the length of the average book. It also has 61% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Edna O'Brien and the Art of Fiction Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 33 minutes to read Edna O'Brien and the Art of Fiction aloud.

What Reading Level is Edna O'Brien and the Art of Fiction?

Edna O'Brien and the Art of Fiction 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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