It takes the average reader 3 hours and 49 minutes to read Ramp / Mushroom by Eisa Davis
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In the plays collected here--Ramp and Mushroom--PulitzerPrize finalist Eisa Davis mingles modes of myth and speculation,documentary and fiction in two plays about family, desire, restorativejustice, ecological sustainability, and immigration amongst the workingclass. Ramp adapts the foundational Egyption saga of Isis /Osiris and sets on a near-future airline ramp, where siblings Isis,Osiris, Seth, and Nepthys throw luggage on planes and bicker about ourthorny, precipitate futurity: should change be fast or gradual? Can theecological revolution we require for survival produce ease and peace ifit's rooted in violence? Is the path to utopia brutal? Must it be? Mushroomcenters on the lives, loves, and working conditions of the Mexican andCentral American mushroom-pickers in and around the town of KennettSquare, Pennsylvania, where over 40% of all the mushrooms we eat in thiscountry come from. Through a series of intersectingnarratives traversed by English, Spanish, K'iche' and Malayalamspeakers, Mushroom considers a workplace dispute that hasserious ramifications for multiple immigrant families, mappinghow compassion and justice might intersect.
Ramp / Mushroom by Eisa Davis is 225 pages long, and a total of 57,375 words.
This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 13 minutes to read Ramp / Mushroom aloud.
Ramp / Mushroom is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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