How Long to Read Letters Written and Not Sent

How Long Does it Take to Read Letters Written and Not Sent?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 19 minutes to read Letters Written and Not Sent by William Louis-Dreyfus

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

Description

This culmination of a life of poetry, art, and social justice “has the freshness of an opening argument and the majesty of a man’s last words” (Molly Peacock, author of The Analyst). Like paperweights, his lyrics are both small and hefty. His subjects range from race relations to trees, from secrets to parenthood, from ideas of god to kissing, from sons and mothers to fate, and of course, to poetry itself. Never afraid of the big questions of why human beings are alive, and what hope and justice are for, Louis-Dreyfus could take decades to finish a poem. A perfectionist, a thinker, and always inspired by visual art, he fought with himself over how to say what he wanted to say best. Like the French-Uruguayan businessman poet Jules Supervielle, whom Louis-Dreyfus translated, he felt the tug of the financial world against the pull of the lyricism of poetry, and the division marked his life and sparked ideas for his finest poems. As the heart condition that seized him made it absolutely imperative, finishing Letters Written and Not Sent literally became a life-or-death matter. This is the book that he wished to send into the world. “There’s rock-bottom integrity, a dignified modesty, and a quizzical, persistent quest for meaning in this collection. It’s a final bequest to the living from an intensely generous man.” —Rosanna Warren, author of So Forth: Poems “The poems of William Louis-Dreyfus testify to an inner life of great richness, but one that freely slipped across the border of the self into the world beyond . . . a fine collection of his work, and it is good to have it at last.” —Charles Martin, author of Future Perfect

How long is Letters Written and Not Sent?

Letters Written and Not Sent by William Louis-Dreyfus is 77 pages long, and a total of 19,789 words.

This makes it 26% the length of the average book. It also has 24% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Letters Written and Not Sent Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 48 minutes to read Letters Written and Not Sent aloud.

What Reading Level is Letters Written and Not Sent?

Letters Written and Not Sent is suitable for students ages 8 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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