It takes the average reader 2 hours and 9 minutes to read The Land Without Shadows by Abdourahman A. Waberi
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Originally published in France in 1994, this newly translated collection presents stories about the precolonial and colonial past of Djibouti alongside those set in the postcolonial era. With irony and humor, these short stories portray madmen, poets, artists, French colonists, pseudointellectuals, young women, aspiring politicians, famished refugees, khat chewers, nomads struggling to survive in Djibouti's ruthless natural environment, or tramps living (and dying) in Balbala, the shantytown that stretches to the south of the capital--Cover.
The Land Without Shadows by Abdourahman A. Waberi is 126 pages long, and a total of 32,256 words.
This makes it 43% the length of the average book. It also has 39% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 56 minutes to read The Land Without Shadows aloud.
The Land Without Shadows is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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