It takes the average reader 1 hour and 20 minutes to read Speak, Old Parrot by Dannie Abse
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
2013 marks Dannie Abse's 90th birthday. In his lifetime he has published an astonishing array of work including poetry, fiction, criticism, plays and autobiography but it is as a poet that he is best known and loved. In Speak, Old Parrot he returns to themes of loss, love, medicine and its moral implications, the nature of creativity, Jewish folk tradition and the passing of time. The poems are observant of the outside world as well as the inner life and emotions but most of all they are a joy to read.
Speak, Old Parrot by Dannie Abse is 80 pages long, and a total of 20,000 words.
This makes it 27% the length of the average book. It also has 24% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 49 minutes to read Speak, Old Parrot aloud.
Speak, Old Parrot is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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