How Long to Read Ralph Ellison

How Long Does it Take to Read Ralph Ellison?

It takes the average reader 12 hours and 2 minutes to read Ralph Ellison by Arnold Rampersad

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

Description

Ralph Ellison is justly celebrated for his epochal novel Invisible Man, which won the National Book Award in 1953 and has become a classic of American literature. But Ellison’s strange inability to finish a second novel, despite his dogged efforts and soaring prestige, made him a supremely enigmatic figure. Arnold Rampersad skillfully tells the story of a writer whose thunderous novel and astute, courageous essays on race, literature, and culture assure him of a permanent place in our literary heritage. Starting with Ellison’s hardscrabble childhood in Oklahoma and his ordeal as a student in Alabama, Rampersad documents his improbable, painstaking rise in New York to a commanding place on the literary scene. With scorching honesty but also fair and compassionate, Rampersad lays bare his subject’s troubled psychology and its impact on his art and on the people about him.This book is both the definitive biography of Ellison and a stellar model of literary biography.

How long is Ralph Ellison?

Ralph Ellison by Arnold Rampersad is 706 pages long, and a total of 180,736 words.

This makes it 238% the length of the average book. It also has 221% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Ralph Ellison Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 16 hours and 27 minutes to read Ralph Ellison aloud.

What Reading Level is Ralph Ellison?

Ralph Ellison 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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