How Long to Read The Athenaeum

How Long Does it Take to Read The Athenaeum?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read The Athenaeum by Raul Pompeia

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

Description

Originally published as O Ateneu in 1888, The Athenaeum is a classic of Brazilian literature, here translated into English in its entirety for the first time. The first-person narrator, Sergio, looks back to his time at the eponymous boarding school, with its autocratic principal and terrifying student body. Sergio’s account of his humiliating experiences as a student, with its frank discussion of corruption and homoerotic bullying, makes it clear that his school is structured and administered so as to reproduce the class divisions and power structure of the larger Brazilian society. In its muckraking mode, the novel is in the spirit of Naturalism, imported from France and well-acclimated to Brazil, where it blossomed. At the same time, Pompéia maintains the novel’s credibility as a bildungsroman by portraying the narrator’s psychological development. The novel’s conclusion suggests both a doomed society and its possible redemption, indicative of a moment of upheaval and transition in Brazilian history.

How long is The Athenaeum?

The Athenaeum by Raul Pompeia is 288 pages long, and a total of 74,304 words.

This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Athenaeum Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read The Athenaeum aloud.

What Reading Level is The Athenaeum?

The Athenaeum 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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