How Long to Read Pawns in the Game: Irish Hunger Strikes 1912–1981

How Long Does it Take to Read Pawns in the Game: Irish Hunger Strikes 1912–1981?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 46 minutes to read Pawns in the Game: Irish Hunger Strikes 1912–1981 by Barry Flynn

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

Description

Between 1917 and 1981, 22 Irishmen died on hunger strike. Now, for the first time, the stories of the hunger strikers are chronicled in one book, bringing to light previously hidden histories. From the deaths on hunger strike of Thomas Ashe in 1917 and Terence MacSwiney in 1920, while imprisoned by the British government, to the death in 1981 of Michael Devine, the last republican prisoner to die on hunger strike, Pawns in the Game teases out the tangled mesh of the politics and psychology of those who adopted this radical protest of last resort and those who allowed them to die. It is a...

How long is Pawns in the Game: Irish Hunger Strikes 1912–1981?

Pawns in the Game: Irish Hunger Strikes 1912–1981 by Barry Flynn is 278 pages long, and a total of 71,724 words.

This makes it 94% the length of the average book. It also has 88% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Pawns in the Game: Irish Hunger Strikes 1912–1981 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 31 minutes to read Pawns in the Game: Irish Hunger Strikes 1912–1981 aloud.

What Reading Level is Pawns in the Game: Irish Hunger Strikes 1912–1981?

Pawns in the Game: Irish Hunger Strikes 1912–1981 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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