It takes the average reader 5 hours and 19 minutes to read Knowledge of Hell by António Lobo Antunes
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The narrator of this stark and elegantly translated novel is a psychiatrist named Antnio Lobo Antunes, returning from vacation to his loathed job at Miguel Bombarda Hospital in Lisbon. Over the course of the trip, the narrator's mind ranges over the monstrosities he encountered in the colonial wars in Angola in the 1970s and in his work; through the layering of memories, he draws parallels between the destruction of the war and the questionable care offered to the mentally ill.
Knowledge of Hell by António Lobo Antunes is 314 pages long, and a total of 79,756 words.
This makes it 106% the length of the average book. It also has 97% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 15 minutes to read Knowledge of Hell aloud.
Knowledge of Hell is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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