It takes the average reader 3 hours and 34 minutes to read Hopes and Impediments by Chinua Achebe
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
One of the most provocative and original voices in contemporary literature, Chinua Achebe here considers the place of literature and art in our society in a collection of essays spanning his best writing and lectures from the last twenty-three years. For Achebe, overcoming goes hand in hand with eradicating the destructive effects of racism and injustice in Western society. He reveals the impediments that still stand in the way of open, equal dialogue between Africans and Europeans, between blacks and whites, but also instills us with hope that they will soon be overcome.
Hopes and Impediments by Chinua Achebe is 208 pages long, and a total of 53,664 words.
This makes it 70% the length of the average book. It also has 66% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 53 minutes to read Hopes and Impediments aloud.
Hopes and Impediments is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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