How Long to Read The Devil's Own Work (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)

How Long Does it Take to Read The Devil's Own Work (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 42 minutes to read The Devil's Own Work (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) by Alan Judd

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

Description

"More chills in its little length than in a whole shelf of bestsellers." - Stephen King "At once moral fable, cautionary ghost story and inspired attack on the whole hellbent drift of modern letters, this is a splendid tale, splendidly told, which Ford or Henry James would have been glad to have written." - Robert Nye, "Guardian" "Wry and insightful . . . toys with the notion of demonic possession but becomes a thoroughly realistic and highly original story of revenge; a chilling cautionary tale." - Elaine Kendall, "Los Angeles Times" "A brief return to the world of Faust, Mephistopheles and the Devil pact. Mr. Judd . . . achieves a deep polish." - Robert Grudin, "The New York Times Book Review" After Edward, a rising young author, pens a savage review of the new novel by the world-famous O.M. Tyrell, he is surprised to receive an invitation to visit the old man at his villa in the south of France. The night of their meeting, Tyrell dies, and soon after, Edward's career mysteriously starts to soar as he earns fame, fortune and critical acclaim. But despite his achievements, Edward seems haunted, even tormented. His friend, the narrator, begins to put together the pieces of the story: an ancient, inscrutable manuscript, a beautiful, ageless woman who attaches herself to any writer who possesses it, and a bargain to achieve success at a terrible price . . . Winner of Britain's prestigious Guardian Fiction Prize, Alan Judd's modern classic "The Devil's Own Work" (1991) is, as Owen King writes in the new introduction to this edition, "a perfect novel about the demonic possession that is literary ambition." This edition also features a new afterword by the author, in which he reveals the inspirations for this haunting tale.

How long is The Devil's Own Work (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)?

The Devil's Own Work (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) by Alan Judd is 102 pages long, and a total of 25,704 words.

This makes it 34% the length of the average book. It also has 31% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Devil's Own Work (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 20 minutes to read The Devil's Own Work (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) aloud.

What Reading Level is The Devil's Own Work (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)?

The Devil's Own Work (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) is suitable for students ages 10 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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