How Long to Read Stempenyu: A Jewish Romance

How Long Does it Take to Read Stempenyu: A Jewish Romance?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 30 minutes to read Stempenyu: A Jewish Romance by Sholom Aleichem

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

Description

Even the most pious Jew need not shed so many tears over the destruction of Jerusalem as the women were in the habit of shedding when Stempenyu was playing. The first work of Sholom Aleichem’s to be translated into English—this long out-of-print translation is the only one ever done under Aleichem’s personal supervision—Stempenyu is a prime example of the author’ s hallmark traits: his antic and often sardonic sense of humor, his whip-smart dialogue, his workaday mysticism, and his historic documentation of shtetl life. Held recently by scholars to be the story that inspired Marc Chagall’s “Fiddler on the Roof” painting (which in turn inspired the play that was subsequently based on Aleichem’s Tevye stories, not this novella), Stempenyu is the hysterical story of a young village girl who falls for a wildly popular klezmer fiddler—a character based upon an actual Yiddish musician whose fame set off a kind of pop hysteria in the shtetl. Thus the story, in this contemporaneous “authorized” translation, is a wonderful introduction to Aleichem’s work as he wanted it read, not to mention to the unique palaver of a nineteenth-century Yiddish rock star.

How long is Stempenyu: A Jewish Romance?

Stempenyu: A Jewish Romance by Sholom Aleichem is 150 pages long, and a total of 37,500 words.

This makes it 51% the length of the average book. It also has 46% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Stempenyu: A Jewish Romance Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 24 minutes to read Stempenyu: A Jewish Romance aloud.

What Reading Level is Stempenyu: A Jewish Romance?

Stempenyu: A Jewish Romance 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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