It takes the average reader 4 hours and 58 minutes to read James Agee and the Legend of Himself by Alan Spiegel
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
James Agee's literary reputation has grown enormously since his death in 1955. He wrote novels, short stories, poetry, film criticism, screenplays, and investigative journalism, but these accomplishments earned him only a modest public reputation during his brief life. Ironically, Agee's greatest recognition as a writer came posthumously, when his novel A Death in the Family won the Pulitzer Prize. In James Agee and the Legend of Himself, Alan Spiegel examines these accomplishments and treats Agee not simply as a celebrity, journalist, or "Depression" writer but as a self-interrogating...
James Agee and the Legend of Himself by Alan Spiegel is 294 pages long, and a total of 74,676 words.
This makes it 99% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 48 minutes to read James Agee and the Legend of Himself aloud.
James Agee and the Legend of Himself is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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