It takes the average reader 1 hour and 52 minutes to read Le Bal by Irène Némirovsky
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
From the author of the bestselling Suite Française. Le Bal is a sharp, brittle story of a girl who sets out to ruin the mother she hates. The Kampfs have risen swiftly up the ranks of 1930s Parisian society. Painfully aware of her working-class roots, and desperate to win acceptance, Madame Kampf decides to throw a huge ball to announce her arrival to society. Her daughter Antoinette, who has just turned fourteen, dreams of attending, but Madame Kampf is resolved not to present her daughter to potential admirers. In a fury of adolescent rage and despair, Antoinette exacts a swift and horrible...
Le Bal by Irène Némirovsky is 112 pages long, and a total of 28,224 words.
This makes it 38% the length of the average book. It also has 34% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 34 minutes to read Le Bal aloud.
Le Bal is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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