How Long to Read The Angel of the Left Bank

How Long Does it Take to Read The Angel of the Left Bank?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 26 minutes to read The Angel of the Left Bank by Jean-Paul Kauffmann

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

Description

In this mesmerizing examination of Delacroix’s crowning masterwork, Jacob Wrestling with the Angel, and of Saint-Sulpice, the grand church that houses it, Jean-Paul Kauffmann reveals the city of Paris in an entirely new way. With the same insight and understanding he brought to his National Book Critics Circle Award–nominated The Black Room at Longwood, in The Angel of the Left Bank Jean-Paul Kauffmann confronts humanity’s struggle with God. His muse is Jacob Wrestling with the Angel, Eugène Delacroix’s “spiritual testimony” and certainly one of his masterpieces, a painting that portrays one of the most enigmatic episodes in Genesis. Throughout his careful, impassioned examination of the work, which Delacroix labored over for eight years and finished in 1861, Kauffmann touches on architecture and art history, philosophy and religion, and the luminous city of Paris itself. Like a detective, he looks for lingering clues in the places Delacroix frequented and the objects he touched some 150 years ago, seeking to connect with the artist’s philosophical and artistic process—and, in turn, to discover what truths we might ultimately glean from it. His journey makes for enthralling reading.

How long is The Angel of the Left Bank?

The Angel of the Left Bank by Jean-Paul Kauffmann is 258 pages long, and a total of 66,564 words.

This makes it 87% the length of the average book. It also has 81% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Angel of the Left Bank Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 3 minutes to read The Angel of the Left Bank aloud.

What Reading Level is The Angel of the Left Bank?

The Angel of the Left Bank 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.

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