How Long to Read The Earth and Sky of Jacques Dorme

How Long Does it Take to Read The Earth and Sky of Jacques Dorme?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 38 minutes to read The Earth and Sky of Jacques Dorme by Andreï Makine

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

Description

With this novel, Andreï Makine, whose work has been compared to that of Balzac, Chekhov, Pasternak, and Proust, brings to a stunning conclusion his epic trilogy that began with Dreams of My Russian Summers and continued with Requiem for a Lost Empire. The novel opens in 1942, in a burning, gutted Stalingrad, where the German and Russian armies are locked in a struggle to the death. Amid these ruins, a French pilot and a nurse, also French, are engaged in a passionate affair that each knows will be hopelessly brief. The pilot, Jacques Dorme, was shot down two years earlier. Imprisoned and sent east to a German POW camp, Dorme made a daring escape and crossed Germany stealthily by night until he arrived in an already devastated Russia, where, having proved his mettle as a pilot, he joined a Russian squadron stationed near Stalingrad. But during the brief time they have together there, the love between Dorme and Alexandra builds and blossoms into a relationship they both know comes but once in a lifetime. Several decades later, the narrator—a Russian exiled in France, a war orphan haunted by his dark childhood and obsessively searching for his roots—travels back to his native land, where in the icy and treacherous wastelands of Siberia he attempts to discover how his life and that of Jacques Dorme are inextricably intertwined.

How long is The Earth and Sky of Jacques Dorme?

The Earth and Sky of Jacques Dorme by Andreï Makine is 96 pages long, and a total of 24,576 words.

This makes it 32% the length of the average book. It also has 30% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Earth and Sky of Jacques Dorme Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 14 minutes to read The Earth and Sky of Jacques Dorme aloud.

What Reading Level is The Earth and Sky of Jacques Dorme?

The Earth and Sky of Jacques Dorme 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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