How Long to Read José Antonio Villarreal and Pocho

How Long Does it Take to Read José Antonio Villarreal and Pocho?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 20 minutes to read José Antonio Villarreal and Pocho by Roberto Cantú

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

Description

This book blends biography, history, and literary criticism in its analysis of Pocho (1959), José Antonio Villarreal’s evocative and semi-autobiographical novel about Richard Rubio, a Mexican American youth raised in a pastoral community in central California where people self-identified according to race, ethnicity, or religious affiliation. Richard is the son of an Indigenous Maya mother and a Mexican, fair-skin father who fought in the 1910 Mexican Revolution as a cavalryman, placing Richard outside the town’s imposed and regulated ethnic identities. In spite of his varied ancestry, his American birth, and his probing intelligence, Richard’s Indigenous appearance casts him as a social outsider. Pocho was written over a nine-year period of vigorous creativity, and with Villarreal’s power of recall and imagination at their prime. In writing his inaugural novel, Villarreal drew inspiration from modern narratives (paintings, novels, films), and from ancient Greek tragedy to create a Mexican American version of its classical drama ancestor. This book’s critical approach to Villarreal’s literary work is intelligibly written so as to be of access to a broad and all-inclusive readership and institutions, from college and university professors, public libraries, and the general reader to students of US, Mexican American, and world literatures.

How long is José Antonio Villarreal and Pocho?

José Antonio Villarreal and Pocho by Roberto Cantú is 140 pages long, and a total of 35,000 words.

This makes it 47% the length of the average book. It also has 43% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read José Antonio Villarreal and Pocho Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 11 minutes to read José Antonio Villarreal and Pocho aloud.

What Reading Level is José Antonio Villarreal and Pocho?

José Antonio Villarreal and Pocho is suitable for students ages 10 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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