How Long to Read Proud Beggars

How Long Does it Take to Read Proud Beggars?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 34 minutes to read Proud Beggars by Albert Cossery

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

Description

Early in Proud Beggars, a brutal and motiveless murder is committed in a Cairo brothel. But the real mystery at the heart of Albert Cossery’s wry black comedy is not the cause of this death but the paradoxical richness to be found in even the most materially impoverished life. Chief among Cossery’s proud beggars is Gohar, a former professor turned whorehouse accountant, hashish aficionado, and street philosopher. Such is his native charm that he has accumulated a small coterie that includes Yeghen, a rhapsodic poet and drug dealer, and El Kordi, an ineffectual clerk and would-be revolutionary...

How long is Proud Beggars?

Proud Beggars by Albert Cossery is 208 pages long, and a total of 53,664 words.

This makes it 70% the length of the average book. It also has 66% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Proud Beggars Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 53 minutes to read Proud Beggars aloud.

What Reading Level is Proud Beggars?

Proud Beggars 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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