It takes the average reader 1 hour and 10 minutes to read The Estate by Oladipo Agboluaje
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A powerful yet comic tale of explosive family secrets and the dead hand of a corrupt patriarchy. Inspired by Chekhov but set in contemporary Lagos, Nigeria, Chief (Mrs) Adeyemi is engulfed in burial arrangements for her recently deceased husband, an influential entrepreneur with an extended family scattered across the globe. His children arrive from abroad to hear their father's Will. As they divide his estate an unnatural turn of events takes place and sparks begin to fly. The Estate toured in 2006 in a production by Tiata Fahodzi ('Theatre of the Emancipated) and directed by Femi Elufowoju, jr.
The Estate by Oladipo Agboluaje is 70 pages long, and a total of 17,500 words.
This makes it 24% the length of the average book. It also has 21% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 35 minutes to read The Estate aloud.
The Estate is suitable for students ages 8 and up.
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