It takes the average reader 7 hours and 3 minutes to read The Cowards by Josef Škvorecký
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Set in May 1945 in a small Czech town. The Germans are withdrawing, the Red Army is advancing, and Danny Smiricky is being forced to grow up fast. Observing with contempt the antics of the town's senior citizens playing it safe, he adopts the role first of reluctant conscript then partisan.
The Cowards by Josef Škvorecký is 415 pages long, and a total of 105,825 words.
This makes it 140% the length of the average book. It also has 129% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 38 minutes to read The Cowards aloud.
The Cowards is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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