It takes the average reader 7 hours and 40 minutes to read La Batarde by Violette LeDuc
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
An obsessive and revealing self-portrait of a remarkable woman humiliated by the circumstances of her birth and by her physical appearance, La Bâtarde relates Violette Leduc’s long search for her own identity through a series of agonizing and passionate love affairs with both men and women. When first published, La Bâtarde earned Violette Leduc comparisons to Jean Genet for the frank depiction of her sexual escapades and immoral behavior. A confession that contains portraits of several famous French authors, this book is more than just a scintillating memoir—like that of Henry Miller, Leduc’s...
La Batarde by Violette LeDuc is 460 pages long, and a total of 115,000 words.
This makes it 155% the length of the average book. It also has 141% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 28 minutes to read La Batarde aloud.
La Batarde is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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