How Long to Read Fireflies

How Long Does it Take to Read Fireflies?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 8 minutes to read Fireflies by Luis Sagasti

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

Description

How do we even begin to narrate the history of the world? Where do we start, and where do we end? Fireflies is Sagasti’s bold and original attempt to answer these questions. Roaming across time and geography, he lights on an eclectic array of characters and events that at first glance seem unrelated, and teases out their stories to reveal unexpected points of contact between them. Stanley Kubrick, Joseph Beuys, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Neil Armstrong, Ludwig Wittgenstein, the Beatles, Japanese poets, Brazilian priests, Russian cosmonauts and many more cross these pages, and Sagasti finds common threads that weave them together into a single narrative.The fireflies themselves perhaps provide the key to understanding this book. They become a metaphor for the resistance of certain luminous moments, certain twinkling fragments of history, to the passing of time. They remind us that events do not always simply disappear neatly into the darkness, but rather remain, floating in the air, lighting up the night sky indefinitely. Sagasti shows us that the present moment, like this novel, is a tapestry woven of a multiplicity of times.Using his unique, poetic and keenly observant style, Sagasti transforms the accidents of history into a single, lyrical constellation, and for the reader it is an extraordinary sight.

How long is Fireflies?

Fireflies by Luis Sagasti is 67 pages long, and a total of 17,219 words.

This makes it 23% the length of the average book. It also has 21% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Fireflies Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 34 minutes to read Fireflies aloud.

What Reading Level is Fireflies?

Fireflies is suitable for students ages 8 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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