How Long to Read Native Tongue, Stranger Talk

How Long Does it Take to Read Native Tongue, Stranger Talk?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 25 minutes to read Native Tongue, Stranger Talk by Michelle Hartman

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

Description

Can a reality lived in Arabic be expressed in French? Can a French-language literary work speak Arabic? In Native Tongue, Stranger Talk Hartman shows how Lebanese women authors use spoken Arabic to disrupt literary French, with sometimes surprising results. Challenging the common claim that these writers express a Francophile or “colonized” consciousness, this book demonstrates how Lebanese women writers actively question the political and cultural meaning of writing in French in Lebanon. Hartman argues that their innovative language inscribes messages about society into their novels by disrupting class-status hierarchies, narrow ethno-religious identities, and rigid gender roles. Because the languages of these texts reflect the crucial issues of their times, Native Tongue, Stranger Talk guides the reader through three key periods of Lebanese history: the French Mandate and Early Independence, the Civil War, and the postwar period. Three novels are discussed in each time period, exposing the contours of how the authors “write Arabic in French” to invent new literary languages.

How long is Native Tongue, Stranger Talk?

Native Tongue, Stranger Talk by Michelle Hartman is 382 pages long, and a total of 96,264 words.

This makes it 129% the length of the average book. It also has 118% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Native Tongue, Stranger Talk Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 46 minutes to read Native Tongue, Stranger Talk aloud.

What Reading Level is Native Tongue, Stranger Talk?

Native Tongue, Stranger Talk 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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