How Long to Read Setting the Virgin on Fire

How Long Does it Take to Read Setting the Virgin on Fire?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 41 minutes to read Setting the Virgin on Fire by Marjorie Becker

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

Description

In this beautifully written work, Marjorie Becker reconstructs the cultural encounters which led to Mexico's post-revolutionary government. She sets aside the mythology surrounding president Lázaro Cárdenas to reveal his dilemma: until he and his followers understood peasant culture, they could not govern. This dilemma is vividly illustrated in Michoacán. There, peasants were passionately engaged in a Catholic culture focusing on the Virgin Mary. The Cardenistas, inspired by revolutionary ideas of equality and modernity, were oblivious to the peasants' spirituality and determined to transform...

How long is Setting the Virgin on Fire?

Setting the Virgin on Fire by Marjorie Becker 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 Setting the Virgin on Fire Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 2 minutes to read Setting the Virgin on Fire aloud.

What Reading Level is Setting the Virgin on Fire?

Setting the Virgin on Fire 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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