It takes the average reader 6 hours and 2 minutes to read New York in the '50s by Dan Wakefield
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The rhythms of jazz and beat poetry punctuate this sweeping, firsthand account of New York City’s 1950s literary scene from the Bowery to Spanish Harlem National bestselling author Dan Wakefield first came to New York City in 1952 with the intention of receiving a proper literary education on the ivied campus of Columbia University. An equally enlightening experience, he quickly found, was hiding in the smoky bars and cafés of Greenwich Village frequented by the most talented writers of the fifties, including James Baldwin, Joan Didion, and Allen Ginsberg. Wakefield recounts drinking at the...
New York in the '50s by Dan Wakefield is 355 pages long, and a total of 90,525 words.
This makes it 120% the length of the average book. It also has 111% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 14 minutes to read New York in the '50s aloud.
New York in the '50s is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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