How Long to Read Fortunes of War: The Balkan Trilogy

How Long Does it Take to Read Fortunes of War: The Balkan Trilogy?

It takes the average reader 15 hours and 57 minutes to read Fortunes of War: The Balkan Trilogy by Olivia Manning

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

Description

The Balkan Trilogy is the story of a marriage and of a war, a vast, teeming, and complex masterpiece in which Olivia Manning brings the uncertainty and adventure of civilian existence under political and military siege to vibrant life. Manning’s focus is not the battlefield but the café and kitchen, the bedroom and street, the fabric of the everyday world that has been irrevocably changed by war, yet remains unchanged. At the heart of the trilogy are newlyweds Guy and Harriet Pringle, who arrive in Bucharest—the so-called Paris of the East—in the fall of 1939, just weeks after the German invasion of Poland. Guy, an Englishman teaching at the university, is as wantonly gregarious as his wife is introverted, and Harriet is shocked to discover that she must share her adored husband with a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. Other surprises follow: Romania joins the Axis, and before long German soldiers overrun the capital. The Pringles flee south to Greece, part of a group of refugees made up of White Russians, journalists, con artists, and dignitaries. In Athens, however, the couple will face a new challenge of their own, as great in its way as the still-expanding theater of war.

How long is Fortunes of War: The Balkan Trilogy?

Fortunes of War: The Balkan Trilogy by Olivia Manning is 928 pages long, and a total of 239,424 words.

This makes it 313% the length of the average book. It also has 293% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Fortunes of War: The Balkan Trilogy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 21 hours and 48 minutes to read Fortunes of War: The Balkan Trilogy aloud.

What Reading Level is Fortunes of War: The Balkan Trilogy?

Fortunes of War: The Balkan Trilogy 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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