How Long to Read Les Chants de Maldoror

How Long Does it Take to Read Les Chants de Maldoror?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 30 minutes to read Les Chants de Maldoror by Comte de Lautramont

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

Description

Maldoror is a long narrative prose poem which celebrates the principle of Evil in an elaborate style and with a passion akin to religions fanaticism. The French poet-critic Georges Hugnet has written of Lautréamont: "He terrifies, stupefies, strikes dumb. He could look squarely at that which others had merely given a passing glance." When first published in 1868-69, Maldoror went almost unnoticed. But in the 1890s the book was rediscovered and hailed as a work of genius by such eminent writers as Huysmans, Léon Block, Maeterlinck, and Rémy de Gourmont. Later still, Lautréamont was to be canonized as one of their principal "ancestors" by the Paris surrealists. This edition, translated by Guy Wernham, includes also a long introduction to a never-written, or now lost, volume of poetry. Thus, except for a few letters, it gives all the surviving literary work of Lautréamont.

How long is Les Chants de Maldoror?

Les Chants de Maldoror by Comte de Lautramont is 330 pages long, and a total of 82,500 words.

This makes it 111% the length of the average book. It also has 101% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Les Chants de Maldoror Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 30 minutes to read Les Chants de Maldoror aloud.

What Reading Level is Les Chants de Maldoror?

Les Chants de Maldoror is suitable for students ages 12 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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