It takes the average reader 4 hours and 28 minutes to read Manual of Painting and Calligraphy by José Saramago
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A disgruntled portrait artist in 1970s Portugal turn to writing in the Nobel Prize-winning author’s debut novel, now available in English translation. Manual of Painting and Calligraphy was José Saramago’s first novel. Written eight years before the critically acclaimed Baltasar and Blimunda, it is a story of self-discovery set in Portugal during the last years of Antonio Salazar’s dictatorship. It tells the story of a struggling artist who is commissioned to paint a portrait of an influential industrialist. Disheartened by his squandered talent, the artist soon undergoes a creative and...
Manual of Painting and Calligraphy by José Saramago is 259 pages long, and a total of 67,081 words.
This makes it 87% the length of the average book. It also has 82% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 6 minutes to read Manual of Painting and Calligraphy aloud.
Manual of Painting and Calligraphy is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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