How Long to Read The Cross and the Pear Tree

How Long Does it Take to Read The Cross and the Pear Tree?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 44 minutes to read The Cross and the Pear Tree by Victor Perera

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

Description

Tracing the dramatic lives, through 500 years, of the old and distinguished Sephardic Jewish family from whom he is descended, Victor Perera brilliantly re-creates the history not only of his own people but of an entire culture. The story he tells begins in Spain in the fifteenth century, when the Sephardim are offered a choice of conversion, exile or death. It is the story of a richly flourishing tradition - intellectual, religious, worldly and spiritual - interrupted by massively cruel events; a story of persecution, escape and renewal, carrying us from the Iberian Peninsula across Europe...

How long is The Cross and the Pear Tree?

The Cross and the Pear Tree by Victor Perera is 282 pages long, and a total of 71,064 words.

This makes it 95% the length of the average book. It also has 87% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Cross and the Pear Tree Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 28 minutes to read The Cross and the Pear Tree aloud.

What Reading Level is The Cross and the Pear Tree?

The Cross and the Pear Tree 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.

Where Can I Buy The Cross and the Pear Tree?

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