How Long to Read Heat and Dust

How Long Does it Take to Read Heat and Dust?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 10 minutes to read Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

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

Description

The Booker Prize–winning novel—intertwining the narratives of two women, past and present, and their relationships to India—from the novelist, short story writer, and two–time Academy Award–winning screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Partly set in colonial India during the 1920s, Heat and Dust tells the story of Olivia, a beautiful woman suffocated by the propriety and social constraints of her position as the wife of an important English civil servant. Longing for passion and independence, Olivia is drawn into the spell of the Nawab, a minor Indian prince deeply involved in gang raids and...

How long is Heat and Dust?

Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala is 190 pages long, and a total of 47,500 words.

This makes it 64% the length of the average book. It also has 58% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Heat and Dust Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 19 minutes to read Heat and Dust aloud.

What Reading Level is Heat and Dust?

Heat and Dust 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.

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

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