How Long to Read John McGahern and Modernism

By Richard Robinson

How Long Does it Take to Read John McGahern and Modernism?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read John McGahern and Modernism by Richard Robinson

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

Description

John McGahern's work is not easily conceived of as belatedly modernist. His memorialising, faintly archaic style implies a concern with 'making it old' rather than new, suggesting the symptomatic diffidence of many who wrote in the wake of modernism. Nevertheless, McGahern's statements about the 'presence' of words and the hard-won impersonality of the artwork point to a covert engagement with modernist aesthetics. Offering intertextual interpretations of McGahern's six novels, and of thematically grouped short stories, Richard Robinson reads McGahern's fiction alongside writing by Joyce,...

How long is John McGahern and Modernism?

John McGahern and Modernism by Richard Robinson is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read John McGahern and Modernism Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read John McGahern and Modernism aloud.

What Reading Level is John McGahern and Modernism?

John McGahern and Modernism 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.

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