How Long to Read Returning from Silence

How Long Does it Take to Read Returning from Silence?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 11 minutes to read Returning from Silence by Michèle Sarde

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

Description

A novel that tells the story of a Jewish family in World War II and reaches deep into Jewish history. Born in Brittany on the threshold of World War II, novelist Michèle Sarde had long been silent about her origins. After her mother, Jenny, finally shared their family history, Sarde decided to reconstruct Jenny's journey, including her exile from Salonica, move to Paris in 1921, and assimilation in France. The Nazi occupation then forced her and her family to hide and conceal their Jewish identity, and in this retelling, Sarde shows how Jenny fights with everything she has to survive the Holocaust and protect her daughter. Returning from Silence is a powerful saga that reaches deep into Jewish history, opening with the Expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492 and their settlement in a more tolerant Ottoman Empire. Sephardi culture and language flourished in Salonica for four centuries, but with the fall of the Ottoman Empire in the 1920s, and the sense of troubling times to come, Jenny's family felt impelled to leave their much-loved city and rebuild their lives in France. Their years in France led to change that none could have fully expected, and then, the Holocaust. The trauma lasts well into the post-war period, silencing both mother and daughter in unanticipated ways. Through this family history, Sarde sensitively raises questions about identity, migration, and assimilation while weaving fiction together with history, research, and testimony to bring the characters' stories to life.

How long is Returning from Silence?

Returning from Silence by Michèle Sarde is 418 pages long, and a total of 107,844 words.

This makes it 141% the length of the average book. It also has 132% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Returning from Silence Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 49 minutes to read Returning from Silence aloud.

What Reading Level is Returning from Silence?

Returning from Silence 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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