It takes the average reader 5 hours and 44 minutes to read Here's to You, Jesusa! by Elena Poniatowska
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A remarkable novel that uniquely melds journalism with fiction, by Elena Poniatowska, the recipient of the prestigious 2013 Cervantes Prize Jesusa is a tough, fiery character based on a real working-class Mexican woman whose life spanned some of the seminal events of early twentieth-century Mexican history. Having joined a cavalry unit during the Mexican Revolution, she finds herself at the Revolution's end in Mexico City, far from her native Oaxaca, abandoned by her husband and working menial jobs. So begins Jesusa's long history of encounters with the police and struggles against authority....
Here's to You, Jesusa! by Elena Poniatowska is 336 pages long, and a total of 86,016 words.
This makes it 113% the length of the average book. It also has 105% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 50 minutes to read Here's to You, Jesusa! aloud.
Here's to You, Jesusa! is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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