How Long to Read Splendid's

How Long Does it Take to Read Splendid's?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 2 minutes to read Splendid's by Jean Genet

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

Description

Splendid's, a two-act police thriller written in 1948, was never staged in Jean Genet's lifetime. In 1952 he announced that he had destroyed the manuscript, and the play was assumed lost. Only in 1993 did a surviving copy reappear. Exhausted, unshaven and wearing evening dress, Genet's gangsters never let go of their machine-guns - not even when they dance together. Their conversations contain some of Genet's finest dialogue; an insane mixture of melodramatic speech-making and low-camp bickering, all wrapped up in a sexy pastiche of forties American film noir, lurching stylishly from tough...

How long is Splendid's?

Splendid's by Jean Genet is 62 pages long, and a total of 15,624 words.

This makes it 21% the length of the average book. It also has 19% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Splendid's Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 25 minutes to read Splendid's aloud.

What Reading Level is Splendid's?

Splendid's is suitable for students ages 8 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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