How Long to Read Shira

How Long Does it Take to Read Shira?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 56 minutes to read Shira by Shmuel Yosef Agnon

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

Description

Manfred Herbst, a middle-aged professor at the Hebrew University, is bored. He is bored with his studies, with the petty squabbles of his academic colleagues, and with his endlessly understanding wife, Henrietta. He spends his days - and often his nights - prowling the streets and alleys of Jerusalem searching for Shira, the beguiling nurse he met at a hospital years ago. Against the backdrop of 1930s Jerusalem - a world on the brink of war - Herbst wages his own war against the encroachment of age as he plunges deeper into fantasies sparked by the free-spirited Shira. Shira, the last novel...

How long is Shira?

Shira by Shmuel Yosef Agnon is 585 pages long, and a total of 149,175 words.

This makes it 197% the length of the average book. It also has 182% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Shira Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 13 hours and 35 minutes to read Shira aloud.

What Reading Level is Shira?

Shira 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy Shira?

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