It takes the average reader 5 hours and 52 minutes to read Explosion in a Cathedral by Alejo Carpentier
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A swashbuckling tale set in the Caribbean at the time of the French Revolution, Explosion in a Cathedral focuses on Victor Hugues, a historical figure who led the naval assault to take back the island of Guadeloupe from the English at the beginning of the nineteenth century. In Carpentier's telling, this piratical character walks into the lives of the wealthy orphans Esteban and Sofia and casts them abruptly into the midst of the immense changes sweeping the world outside their Havana mansion.
Explosion in a Cathedral by Alejo Carpentier is 351 pages long, and a total of 88,101 words.
This makes it 118% the length of the average book. It also has 108% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 1 minute to read Explosion in a Cathedral aloud.
Explosion in a Cathedral is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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