How Long to Read The Flight Into Egypt

How Long Does it Take to Read The Flight Into Egypt?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 50 minutes to read The Flight Into Egypt by Grazia Deledda

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

Description

Long before Elena Ferrante, there was Grazia Deledda, prolific writer whose characters typically face moral dilemmas, commit sin, and seek redemption. The Flight into Egypt, published less than a year before Deledda was awarded the Nobel prize for literature, delves into one man's attempt to atone for his decades-old sin by saving the most innocent of lives.Perhaps as proof that it's never too late to make a change and begin a new chapter in life, the story begins with Giuseppe De Nicola, who, after forty years' service as a primary school teacher, is planning to retire and leave his native Sardinia for the first time ever. He's been invited to come live in a small town on the Adriatic coast of the Italian peninsula with his long-estranged adopted son, his son's sickly wife, and their lively little daughter.The teacher's emotional state is described with allusions to the Biblical story of the flight into Egypt, which serves as an inspiration for the novel's title, and which also appears as the title of a small, hand-crafted needlework tapestry, one of the man's prized possessions.As Giuseppe settles into his new life, bonding with his daughter-in-law and granddaughter, details emerge about his own troubled past and his failed relationship with his son. When he stumbles upon sin in his new home, Giuseppe, a man of faith, comes to believe that God is presenting him an opportunity to atone for his past sins by saving an innocent soul now. Will his faith provide the requisite strength to do what must be done?A beautifully written novel featuring Deledda's straightforward, yet hauntingly elegant prose. A keen observer of both the human and natural worlds, she offers a timeless portrait of a time and place in equal parts achingly far away and deceptively close at hand. The Flight into Egypt is a story of redemption that lingers long after the book is finished.(Paperback edition coming soon.)

How long is The Flight Into Egypt?

The Flight Into Egypt by Grazia Deledda is 290 pages long, and a total of 72,500 words.

This makes it 98% the length of the average book. It also has 89% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Flight Into Egypt Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 36 minutes to read The Flight Into Egypt aloud.

What Reading Level is The Flight Into Egypt?

The Flight Into Egypt 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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