How Long to Read Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone

How Long Does it Take to Read Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 27 minutes to read Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone by James Baldwin

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

Description

A major work of American literature that powerfully portrays the anguish of being Black in a society that at times seems poised on the brink of total racial war. At the height of his theatrical career, the actor Leo Proudhammer is nearly felled by a heart attack. As he hovers between life and death, Baldwin shows the choices that have made him enviably famous and terrifyingly vulnerable. For between Leo's childhood on the streets of Harlem and his arrival into the intoxicating world of the theater lies a wilderness of desire and loss, shame and rage. An adored older brother vanishes into...

How long is Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone?

Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone by James Baldwin is 496 pages long, and a total of 126,976 words.

This makes it 167% the length of the average book. It also has 155% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 33 minutes to read Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone aloud.

What Reading Level is Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone?

Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone is suitable for students ages 12 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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