How Long to Read Race, Gender and Empire in American Detective Fiction

How Long Does it Take to Read Race, Gender and Empire in American Detective Fiction?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 41 minutes to read Race, Gender and Empire in American Detective Fiction by John Cullen Gruesser

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

Description

This book highlights detection’s malleability by analyzing the works of particular groups of authors from specific time periods written in response to other texts. It traces the roles that gender, race and empire have played in American detective fiction from Edgar Allan Poe’s works through the myriad variations upon them published before 1920 to hard-boiled fiction (the origins of which derive in part from turn-of-the-20th-century notions about gender, race and nationality), and it concludes with a discussion of contemporary mystery series with inner-city settings that address black male and...

How long is Race, Gender and Empire in American Detective Fiction?

Race, Gender and Empire in American Detective Fiction by John Cullen Gruesser is 216 pages long, and a total of 55,296 words.

This makes it 73% the length of the average book. It also has 68% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Race, Gender and Empire in American Detective Fiction Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 2 minutes to read Race, Gender and Empire in American Detective Fiction aloud.

What Reading Level is Race, Gender and Empire in American Detective Fiction?

Race, Gender and Empire in American Detective Fiction 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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