How Long to Read Independent People

How Long Does it Take to Read Independent People?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 22 minutes to read Independent People by Halldor Laxness

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

Description

A beautifully jacketed hardcover edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's beloved epic novel about a stubbornly independent Icelandic sheep farmer and his spirited daughter. Set in the early twentieth century, Independent People recalls both Iceland's medieval epics and such classics as Sigrid Undset's Kristin Lavransdatter. If Bjartur of Summerhouses, the book's protagonist, is an ordinary sheep farmer, his flinty determination to achieve independence is genuinely heroic and, at the same time, terrifying and bleakly comic. Having spent eighteen years in humiliating servitude, Bjartur wants nothing more than to raise his flocks unbeholden to any man. But Bjartur's spirited daughter wants to live unbeholden to him. What ensues is a battle of wills that is by turns harsh and touching, elemental in its emotional intensity and intimate in its homely detail. Vast in scope and deeply rewarding, Independent People is a masterpiece.

How long is Independent People?

Independent People by Halldor Laxness is 554 pages long, and a total of 140,716 words.

This makes it 187% the length of the average book. It also has 172% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Independent People Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 48 minutes to read Independent People aloud.

What Reading Level is Independent People?

Independent People is suitable for students ages 12 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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