How Long to Read Heirs to the Past

How Long Does it Take to Read Heirs to the Past?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 2 minutes to read Heirs to the Past by Driss Chraïbi

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

Description

Seigneur Haj Ferdi is a very wealthy and powerful aristocratic property-owner in the Moroccan capital city of Casablanca. The aristocrat has grown his family inheritance into a very big fortune. He is a generous benefactor. The entire household fears and obeys the Seigneur. Haj Ferdi is diagnosed to be suffering from the terminal disease cirrhosis of the liver. He leaves his family and stays away on an island in his tomato plantation for five years. After the five years, he returns home; and is found dead two days later in Drissʹs room. All the sons come around for Hajʹs funeral ceremony. Driss, the narrator of the story, returns after sixteen years from France, leaving his French wife, his mother-in-law and son behind. The mourning lasts for ten days in Haj Ferdiʹs family, during which all the sons stay and sparsely feed together with their lonely mother. Then, it comes to sharing Haj Ferdiʹs inheritance.

How long is Heirs to the Past?

Heirs to the Past by Driss Chraïbi is 122 pages long, and a total of 30,744 words.

This makes it 41% the length of the average book. It also has 38% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Heirs to the Past Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 48 minutes to read Heirs to the Past aloud.

What Reading Level is Heirs to the Past?

Heirs to the Past 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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