It takes the average reader 4 hours and 40 minutes to read The God who Begat a Jackal by Nega Mezlekia
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
From the author of the hugely acclaimed memoir Notes from the Hyena's Belly comes a first novel steeped in African folklore and teeming with the class, ethnic, and religious struggles of pre-colonial Africa. Set in eighteenth-century Abyssinia, Mezlekia's novel beautifully intertwines vassal uprisings and the Crusades with the intense love between Aster, the daughter of a feudal lord, and Gudu, the court jester and family slave.
The God who Begat a Jackal by Nega Mezlekia is 275 pages long, and a total of 70,125 words.
This makes it 93% the length of the average book. It also has 86% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 23 minutes to read The God who Begat a Jackal aloud.
The God who Begat a Jackal is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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