It takes the average reader 7 hours and 25 minutes to read The Black Earth by Philip Kazan
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
1922. When the Turkish Army occupies Smyrna, Zoë Haggitiris escapes with her family, only to lose everything. Alone in a sea of desperate strangers, her life is touched, for a moment, by a young English boy, Tom Collyer, also lost, before the compassion of a stranger leads her into a new life. Years later when war breaks out, Tom finds himself in Greece and in the chaos of the British retreat, fate will lead him back to Zoë. But he will discover that the war will not end so easily for either of them.
The Black Earth by Philip Kazan is 442 pages long, and a total of 111,384 words.
This makes it 149% the length of the average book. It also has 136% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 8 minutes to read The Black Earth aloud.
The Black Earth 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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