How Long to Read Purgatory

How Long Does it Take to Read Purgatory?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 19 minutes to read Purgatory by Raul Zurita

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

Description

Raúl Zurita’s Purgatory, a landmark in contemporary Latin American poetry, records the physical, cultural, and spiritual violence perpetrated against the Chilean people under Pinochet’s military dictatorship (1973–1990) in the fiercely inventive voice of a postmodern master. This beautiful en face edition, superbly translated by Anna Deeny, brings to English-language readers an indispensable volume written by one of the most important living poets writing in Spanish today. Zurita was a 24-year-old student in Valparaíso when, on the morning of the coup, he was arrested, detained, and tortured....

How long is Purgatory?

Purgatory by Raul Zurita is 136 pages long, and a total of 34,816 words.

This makes it 46% the length of the average book. It also has 43% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Purgatory Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 10 minutes to read Purgatory aloud.

What Reading Level is Purgatory?

Purgatory is suitable for students ages 10 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.

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