How Long to Read The End of Everything

How Long Does it Take to Read The End of Everything?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 20 minutes to read The End of Everything by David Bergelson

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

Description

In this powerful novel set in Tsarist Russia, a young Jewish woman forced into a marriage of convenience descends into emotional turmoil. Originally published in 1913, and titled When All Is Said and Done in previous translations, The End of Everything is one of the great novels of the twentieth century. Considered David Bergelson’s masterpiece, it was written in Yiddish and until now has been unavailable in a complete and accurate English translation. This version by acclaimed translator Joseph Sherman finally brings the novel to a wide English-speaking audience. Bergelson depicts the lives of upwardly mobile, self-aware nouveaux riche Jews in the waning years of the Russian Empire. The central character, Mirel Hurvits, is an educated, beautiful woman who embodies the conflict between tradition and progress, aristocracy and enterprise. A forced marriage of convenience results in Mirel’s emotional disintegration and provokes a confrontation with the expectations of her pious family and with Jewish tradition. In a unique prose style of unsurpassable range and beauty, Bergelson reduces language to its bare essentials, punctuated by silences that heighten the sense of alienation in the story.

How long is The End of Everything?

The End of Everything by David Bergelson is 487 pages long, and a total of 125,159 words.

This makes it 164% the length of the average book. It also has 153% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The End of Everything Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 23 minutes to read The End of Everything aloud.

What Reading Level is The End of Everything?

The End of Everything 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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