How Long to Read Giving Offense

How Long Does it Take to Read Giving Offense?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 5 minutes to read Giving Offense by J. M. Coetzee

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

Description

Winner of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature. J. M. Coetzee presents a coherent, unorthodox analysis of censorship from the perspective of one who has lived and worked under its shadow. The essays collected here attempt to understand the passion that plays itself out in acts of silencing and censoring. He argues that a destructive dynamic of belligerence and escalation tends to overtake the rivals in any field ruled by censorship. From Osip Mandelstam commanded to compose an ode in praise of Stalin, to Breyten Breytenbach writing poems under and for the eyes of his prison guards, to...

How long is Giving Offense?

Giving Offense by J. M. Coetzee is 297 pages long, and a total of 76,329 words.

This makes it 100% the length of the average book. It also has 93% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Giving Offense Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 57 minutes to read Giving Offense aloud.

What Reading Level is Giving Offense?

Giving Offense 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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