How Long to Read The Book of the Heathen

How Long Does it Take to Read The Book of the Heathen?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 54 minutes to read The Book of the Heathen by Robert Edric

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

Description

1897. In an isolated station in the Belgian Congo, an Englishman is to be tried for the murder of a native child. Imprisoned in a makeshift jail, Nicholas Frere awaits the arrival of the Company's official investigator while his friend, James Frasier, attempts to discover the circumstances which surround the charge. The world around them is rapidly changing: the horrors of the Belgian Congo are becoming known and the flow of its once-fabulous wealth is drying up. Unrest flares unstoppably into violence. Frere's coming trial will seek to determine considerably more than the killing of a child. But at the heart of this conflict is a secret so dark, so unimaginable, that one man must be willingly destroyed by his possession of it, and the other must both sanction and participate in that destruction. In a narrative of ever-quickening and growing intensity, The Book of the Heathen explores notions of honor, friendship, justice and reason in a world where men have been forced by circumstance to descend into an abyss of savagery and terror. Robert Edric's The Book of the Heathen is a stunning novel that truly evokes a Conradian heart of darkness.

How long is The Book of the Heathen?

The Book of the Heathen by Robert Edric is 352 pages long, and a total of 88,704 words.

This makes it 119% the length of the average book. It also has 108% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Book of the Heathen Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 4 minutes to read The Book of the Heathen aloud.

What Reading Level is The Book of the Heathen?

The Book of the Heathen 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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