How Long to Read Melville: A Novel

How Long Does it Take to Read Melville: A Novel?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 13 minutes to read Melville: A Novel by Jean Giono

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

Description

Originally published to promote his French translation of Moby-Dick, Jean Giono's Melville: A Novel is an astonishing literary compound of fiction, biography, personal essay, and criticism. In the fall of 1849, Herman Melville traveled to London to deliver his novel White-Jacket to his publisher. On his return to America, Melville would write Moby-Dick. Melville: A Novel imagines what happened in between: the adventurous writer fleeing London for the country, wrestling with an angel, falling in love with an Irish nationalist, and, finally, meeting the angel’s challenge—to express man’s fate...

How long is Melville: A Novel?

Melville: A Novel by Jean Giono is 129 pages long, and a total of 33,411 words.

This makes it 44% the length of the average book. It also has 41% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Melville: A Novel Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 2 minutes to read Melville: A Novel aloud.

What Reading Level is Melville: A Novel?

Melville: A Novel 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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