How Long to Read La Femme de Gilles

How Long Does it Take to Read La Femme de Gilles?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 26 minutes to read La Femme de Gilles by Madeleine Bourdouxhe

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

Description

"A haunting, slim novel which has the mesmeric inevitability of a classical tragedy." --Independent on Sunday La Femme de Gilles tells the story of a fatal love triangle—written on the eve of World War II. Set among the dusty lanes and rolling valleys of rural 1930s Belgium, La Femme de Gilles is the tale of a young mother, Elisa, whose world is overturned when she discovers that her husband, Gilles, has fallen in love with her younger sister, Victorine. Devastated, Elisa unravels. As controlled as Elena Ferrante's The Days of Abandonment and as propulsive as Jenny Offill's Dept. of Speculation, La Femme de Gilles is a hauntingly contemporary story of desperation and lust and obsession, from an essential early-feminist writer. Just after her novel was first published in 1937, Madeleine Bourdouxhe disassociated herself from her publisher (which had been taken over by the Nazis) and spent most of World War II in Brussels, actively working for the resistance. Though she continued to write, her work was largely overlooked by history . . . until now.

How long is La Femme de Gilles?

La Femme de Gilles by Madeleine Bourdouxhe is 144 pages long, and a total of 36,576 words.

This makes it 49% the length of the average book. It also has 45% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read La Femme de Gilles Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 19 minutes to read La Femme de Gilles aloud.

What Reading Level is La Femme de Gilles?

La Femme de Gilles 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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