How Long to Read Orlanda

How Long Does it Take to Read Orlanda?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 47 minutes to read Orlanda by Jacqueline Harpman

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

Description

"A magical novel on the theme of androgyny. Funny, subtle, poignant..." - Nadine Sautel, Magazine litteraire"Jacqueline Harpman drags us into one of those sexual phantasmagorias that are her own secret. She displays incredible confidence in juggling identities and meshing together yearnings and phobias, fantasies and frustrations" - T G, L'ExpressHow would it be to jump into the skin of another? To be both a man and a woman at once? And what would happen if you found yourself attracted to yourself?Beneath a mousy exterior, 35-year-old college lecturer Aline seethes with frustration. Sick of being bullied by her mother and treated like a piece of furniture by Albert, her live-in lover, one day Aline leaps from her own skin into the far more attractive body of Lucien, whom she spots in a cafe at the Gare du Nord. From here this brilliantly imaginative story runs on parallel lines. While Aline sensibly catches the train back to her orderly life, Aline-Lucien - or Orlanda, as her bold new composite self is called in homage to Virginia Woolf - follows, dragging chaos in his wake.Jacqueline Harpman, herself once a psychoanalyst, revels in the confusion, as ego falls for alter ego and mothers, sisters and lovers begin to ask awkward questions in this unusual perceptive comedy of double selves and bisexuality."Undoubtedly this is a novel to breathe life into characters through the unfettered use of the imagination. It offers a pretext for a great deal of humour and fantasy that stirs up the old myths' - Andre Brincourt, FigaroWinner of the Prix Medicis.

How long is Orlanda?

Orlanda by Jacqueline Harpman is 224 pages long, and a total of 56,896 words.

This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Orlanda Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 10 minutes to read Orlanda aloud.

What Reading Level is Orlanda?

Orlanda 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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