How Long to Read For Love of Norway

How Long Does it Take to Read For Love of Norway?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 53 minutes to read For Love of Norway by Pål Espolin Johnson

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

Description

When Alt for Norge was first published in Oslo in 1975, a chorus of praise went up from critics in Pål Espolin Johnson's native country. It contained "the joy and art of storytelling at its best," one said. This novel about the fishing folk who live on an island off the northern coast of Norway is Johnson's own favorite of his works to date, and it is the first to be translated into English, by Conrad Røyksund, who perfectly catches its eloquent simplicity. In the tiny village of Mostad, squeezed between the roaring ocean and a saw-toothed mountain, the struggle against the element is eternal. In that small space births, weddings, and deaths unite families. The men who go down to the fishing boats do not always return. The women work and wish for better times while keeping the home fires burning. The people in these pages are almost too strikingly real to make fiction of, particularly Magda, who stays at Mostad for thirty-nine years and listens to its heartbeat grow dimmer as war, economic depression, and the effects of time and tide set in. For Love of Norway is a memorable modern Nordic saga, all the more impressive for an objective style that is the literary equivalent of photography.

How long is For Love of Norway?

For Love of Norway by Pål Espolin Johnson is 168 pages long, and a total of 43,344 words.

This makes it 57% the length of the average book. It also has 53% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read For Love of Norway Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 56 minutes to read For Love of Norway aloud.

What Reading Level is For Love of Norway?

For Love of Norway 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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