It takes the average reader 3 hours and 3 minutes to read The Flavors of Modernity by Gian-Paolo Biasin
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From Rabelais's celebration of wine to Proust's madeleine and Virginia Woolf's boeuf en daube in To the Lighthouse, food has figured prominently in world literature. But perhaps nowhere has it played such a vital role as in the Italian novel. In a book flowing with descriptions of recipes, ingredients, fragrances, country gardens, kitchens, dinner etiquette, and even hunger, Gian-Paolo Biasin examines food images in the modern Italian novel so as to unravel their function and meaning. As a sign for cultural values and social and economic relationships, food becomes a key to appreciating the...
The Flavors of Modernity by Gian-Paolo Biasin is 182 pages long, and a total of 45,864 words.
This makes it 61% the length of the average book. It also has 56% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 10 minutes to read The Flavors of Modernity aloud.
The Flavors of Modernity is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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