How Long to Read Sour Grapes

How Long Does it Take to Read Sour Grapes?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 10 minutes to read Sour Grapes by Zakaria Tamer

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

Description

Set in the Syrian neighborhood of al-Qaweyq, Sour Grapes is a collection of fifty-nine wry, satirical short stories loosely connected by a cast of rotating characters living at society’s margins. Tamer captures their everyday lives, weaving the attendant cruelties and ironies of living under an oppressive regime with the residents’ irreverence and small acts of defiance. Inspired by the heroines of Arab mythology, the women of al-Qaweyq navigate the patriarchal community with brash confidence and dark humor while the younger generation of children inherit a bitter cynicism from their fathers. Evoking under-ripened and immature fruit, the collection’s title serves as a bittersweet metaphor for a world that possesses the seeds of change but is unprepared for the harvest. Considered a master of the short story, Zakaria Tamer is one of the Arab world’s most prominent and widely read writers. Columbu and Capallera’s fluid translation gives English readers access to Tamer’s original and provocative voice.

How long is Sour Grapes?

Sour Grapes by Zakaria Tamer is 127 pages long, and a total of 32,639 words.

This makes it 43% the length of the average book. It also has 40% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Sour Grapes Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 58 minutes to read Sour Grapes aloud.

What Reading Level is Sour Grapes?

Sour Grapes is suitable for students ages 10 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.

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