How Long to Read Small Worlds

By Warren F. Motte

How Long Does it Take to Read Small Worlds?

It takes the average reader 4 hours to read Small Worlds by Warren F. Motte

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

Description

Small Worlds examines the minimalist trend in French writing, from the early 1980s to the present. Warren Motte first considers the practice of minimalist in other media, such as the plastic arts and music, and then proposes a theoretical model of minimalist literature. Subsequent chapters are devoted to the work of a variety of contemporary French writers and a diversity of literary genres. In his discussion of minimalism, Motte considers smallness and simplicity, a reduction of means (and the resulting amplification of effect), immediacy, directness, clarity, repetition, symmetry, and playfulness. He argues that economy of expression offers writers a way of renovating traditional literary forms and allows them to represent human experience more directly. Motte provides close readings of novels by distinguished contemporary French writers, including Edmond Jabes, Annie Ernaux, Herve Guibert, Marie Redonnet, Jean Echenoz, Olivier Targowla, and Emmanuele Bernheim, demonstrating that however diverse their work may otherwise be, they have all exploited the principle of formal economy in their writing. Warren Motte is a professor of French at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Playtexts: Ludics in Contemporary Literature (Nebraska 1995) is his most recent book.

How long is Small Worlds?

Small Worlds by Warren F. Motte is 240 pages long, and a total of 60,000 words.

This makes it 81% the length of the average book. It also has 73% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Small Worlds Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 27 minutes to read Small Worlds aloud.

What Reading Level is Small Worlds?

Small Worlds is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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