How Long to Read Querelle of Brest

By Jean Genet

How Long Does it Take to Read Querelle of Brest?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 20 minutes to read Querelle of Brest by Jean Genet

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

Description

Jean Genet, French playwright, novelist and poet, turned the experiences in his life amongst pimps, whores, thugs and other fellow social outcasts into a poetic literature, with an honesty and explicitness unprecedented at the time. Widely considered an outstanding and unique figure in French literature, Genet wrote five novels between 1942 and 1947, now being republished by Faber & Faber in beautiful new paperback editions. Querelle of Brest is widely considered to be Jean Genet's most accomplished novel, which was made into a film by Rainer Werner Fassbinder in 1982. Querelle, a young sailor at large in the port of Brest, is an object of illicit desire to his diary-keeping superior officer, Lieutenant Seblon. He is coveted, too, by corrupt policeman Mario. He gives himself freely both to brothel-keeper Madame Lysiane and to her husband. But Querelle is a thief and a murderer -- not a man to be trusted or trifled with . . . With a new introduction by Jon Savage.

How long is Querelle of Brest?

Querelle of Brest by Jean Genet is 320 pages long, and a total of 80,000 words.

This makes it 108% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Querelle of Brest Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 17 minutes to read Querelle of Brest aloud.

What Reading Level is Querelle of Brest?

Querelle of Brest 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.

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