How Long to Read The Heron

How Long Does it Take to Read The Heron?

It takes the average reader 17 hours and 40 minutes to read The Heron by Ibrahim Aslan

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

Description

One long winter night and the Cairo neighborhood of Kit Kat stands at a crossroads. Poised like herons fishing on the banks of the Nile, the characters of this novel wait and watch as opportunities swim by past their reach. Some gaze on as their local café is stolen before their eyes. One studies how the nouveaux riches of the Open Door Policy make their money, while others try their own hand at swindle. Still others read the empty rhetoric of state-run newspapers and wonder what it all means. It is long past midnight; some walk, some sit and smoke, and all are trading stories. A young artist waits by himself for a girl, a drink, or a revolution. All are waiting for what the next day might bring. Set on the eve of the January 1977 "bread riots" against IMF austerity programs and privatization that nearly brought down President Anwar Sadat, The Heron catches Egypt in the mid-stream of its modern history. Since it first appeared in 1984, Ibrahim Aslan's The Heron has been a classic of modern Arabic literature. It has been translated into a number of European languages and adapted as the successful film Kit Kat.

How long is The Heron?

The Heron by Ibrahim Aslan is 1,052 pages long, and a total of 265,104 words.

This makes it 355% the length of the average book. It also has 324% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Heron Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 24 hours and 8 minutes to read The Heron aloud.

What Reading Level is The Heron?

The Heron 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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