It takes the average reader 2 hours and 51 minutes to read Ib's Endless Search for Satisfaction by Roshan Ali
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
SHORTLISTED FOR THE JCB PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2019 SHORTLISTED FOR THE SHAKTI BHATT PRIZE 2019 'And then finally I felt sadness, aided perhaps by those futile notes, by the dust that keeps thickening, by the untouchable past, the inevitable future, and by everything else that pushes us around.' Ib lives with his schizophrenic father and his 'nice' mother negotiating life, not knowing what to do, steered by uncaring winds and pushy people. From his slimy, unmiraculous birth to the tragic death of a loved one, Ib wanders the city, from one thing to another, confused, lost and alone, all the while reflecting on his predicament. He is searching for something-what he does not know-and must overcome many obstacles: family, religion, love and, finally, death. Will he be defeated by 'this wreckage of modern life?' Will a mysterious woman lift him out of the 'cement' in his soul? In this journey of sadness and self-reflection, Ib tranforms into an ordinary man from an ordinary boy and along the way, tries to figure out life and understand himself. In this audacious debut that is insightful, original and deeply disturbing, Roshan Ali's play of language is nothing less than masterful.
Ib's Endless Search for Satisfaction by Roshan Ali is 167 pages long, and a total of 42,919 words.
This makes it 56% the length of the average book. It also has 52% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 54 minutes to read Ib's Endless Search for Satisfaction aloud.
Ib's Endless Search for Satisfaction is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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