How Long to Read Marcel Proust, Selected Letters

How Long Does it Take to Read Marcel Proust, Selected Letters?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 40 minutes to read Marcel Proust, Selected Letters by Marcel Proust

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

Description

In 1904, while still working on his translations of Ruskin, Marcel Proust wrote to Maurice Barr(('e))s "I still have two Ruskin's to do, and after that I shall try to translate my own poor soul, if it doesn't die in the meantime." Within a few years Proust would begin this translation of his "own poor soul"--the monumental Remembrance of Things Past, one of the great literary works of the 20th century. In this volume of Proust's collected letters the reader is carried inside this pivotal moment in a great writer's life. In a letter to Louis d'Albufera he lists the projects he has in hand: "a study on the nobility, a Parisian novel, an essay on Sainte-Beuve and Flaubert, an essay on Women, an essay on Pederasty (not easy to publish), a study on stained-glass windows, a study on tombstones, a study on the novel"--all subjects that eventually found their way into Remembrance of Things Past. The letters are intriguing for what they say about the work, but they also offer an intimate portrait of the man--the sometime invalid recluse, sometime socialite. This long-awaited volume will be welcomed by scholars and general readers alike. The letters offer a special insight into the man and his art during a crucial period, and they are as delightful to read--as beautifully crafted, witty and poignant--as his fiction.

How long is Marcel Proust, Selected Letters?

Marcel Proust, Selected Letters by Marcel Proust is 520 pages long, and a total of 130,000 words.

This makes it 175% the length of the average book. It also has 159% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Marcel Proust, Selected Letters Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 50 minutes to read Marcel Proust, Selected Letters aloud.

What Reading Level is Marcel Proust, Selected Letters?

Marcel Proust, Selected Letters 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.

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