How Long to Read Martin Parr: The Non-Conformists (Signed Edition)

How Long Does it Take to Read Martin Parr: The Non-Conformists (Signed Edition)?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 51 minutes to read Martin Parr: The Non-Conformists (Signed Edition) by Susie Parr

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

Description

In 1975, fresh out of art school, Martin Parr moved to the picturesque Yorkshire Pennine mill town of Hebden Bridge. Over a period of five years, he documented the town in photographs, showing in particular the aspects of traditional life that were beginning to decline. Susan Mitchell, whom he had met in Manchester and later married, joined Parr in documenting a year in the life of a small Methodist chapel, together with its farming community. Such chapels seemed to encapsulate the region's disappearing way of life. Here Martin Parr found his photographic voice, while together he and Susie assembled a remarkable and touching historic document--now published in book form for the first time. The book takes its title from the Methodist and Baptist chapels that then characterized this area of Yorkshire and defined the fiercely independent character of the town. Non-Conformist Methodists reject the tenets of state Anglicism, and the Non-Conformist chapel of Hebden Bridge is central to the town and its community. In words and pictures, the Parrs vividly and affectionately document cobbled streets, flat-capped mill workers, hardy gamekeepers, henpecked husbands and jovial shop owners. The best Parr photographs are interwoven with Susie Parr's detailed background descriptions of the society they observed. Martin Parr (born 1952) is a key figure in the world of photography, recognized as a brilliant satirist of contemporary life. Author of more than 30 photography books, including "Common Sense, Our True Intent Is All for Your Delight" and "Life's a Beach," his photographs have been collected by museums worldwide, including the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, New York's Museum of Modern Art and Tate Modern, London. A retrospective of his work continues to tour major museums around the world since opening at the Barbican Art Gallery, London, in 2002. Parr is a member of Magnum Photos.

How long is Martin Parr: The Non-Conformists (Signed Edition)?

Martin Parr: The Non-Conformists (Signed Edition) by Susie Parr is 167 pages long, and a total of 42,919 words.

This makes it 56% the length of the average book. It also has 52% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Martin Parr: The Non-Conformists (Signed Edition) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 54 minutes to read Martin Parr: The Non-Conformists (Signed Edition) aloud.

What Reading Level is Martin Parr: The Non-Conformists (Signed Edition)?

Martin Parr: The Non-Conformists (Signed Edition) is suitable for students ages 10 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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