How Long to Read The Birth Lottery and Other Surprises

How Long Does it Take to Read The Birth Lottery and Other Surprises?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 42 minutes to read The Birth Lottery and Other Surprises by Shehan Karunatilaka

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

Description

'It's a simple car bomb, and it's rigged to a busload of schoolgirls. No one knows it is there except for me.' Unpleasant truths await a Sri Lankan president in the back of a London cab. An advertising agency has to come to terms with a blown-up collection of pictures of its employees' penises. A man presumed missing, quietly journals by the sea. A being dispassionately recalls the numerous births it had taken and absurd fates it had to endure. An Englishman, a Dutchman and a Portuguese man walk into a Ceylon bar with grand narcotic designs. A masterful blend of dry wit, morbid charm and earnest observations, Booker-shortlisted author Shehan Karunatilaka's The Birth Lottery and Other Surprises is a collection of fantastic short stories that serves up fantasies for both doomsday and everyday, marking the return of one of South Asia's most compelling storytellers. Praise for the author's other works: Praise for Chinaman 'A crazy ambidextrous delight.' – Michael Ondaatje '[A] powerful debut.' – Kamila Shamsie 'I loved Chinaman.' – Salman Rushdie 'It is entirely possible that the Great Sri Lankan Novel has been written-and that this wonderful book is it... Witty, insightful, often clever and occasionally profound.' – Shashi Tharoor Praise for The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida 'Karunatilaka is a fearless writer. It also helps that he is astonishingly funny.' – Roshan Ali, Indian Express '[T]he South Asian epic we have been waiting for for a decade. Riotous, funny and heartbreaking. It stays with you long after you have finished reading it.' – Mohammed Hanif 'The wild horses of Shehan Karunatilaka's imagination run fast, wild and true.' – Jeet Thayil

How long is The Birth Lottery and Other Surprises?

The Birth Lottery and Other Surprises by Shehan Karunatilaka is 281 pages long, and a total of 70,531 words.

This makes it 95% the length of the average book. It also has 86% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Birth Lottery and Other Surprises Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 25 minutes to read The Birth Lottery and Other Surprises aloud.

What Reading Level is The Birth Lottery and Other Surprises?

The Birth Lottery and Other Surprises 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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