How Long to Read The Life of Saul Bellow, Volume 2

How Long Does it Take to Read The Life of Saul Bellow, Volume 2?

It takes the average reader 14 hours and 4 minutes to read The Life of Saul Bellow, Volume 2 by Zachary Leader

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

Description

The second volume in the life of literary giant Saul Bellow, vividly capturing a personal life that was always tumultuous and career that never ceased being triumphant. Bellow, at forty-nine, is at the pinnacle of American letters--rich, famous, critically acclaimed. The expected trajectory is one of decline: volume 1, rise; volume 2, fall. Bellow never fell, producing in the latter half of his life some of his greatest fiction (Mr. Sammler's Planet, Humboldt's Gift), winning two more National Book Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, and the Nobel Prize. At eighty, he wrote his last story; at eighty-five, he wrote Ravelstein. In this volume, his life away from the desk, including his love life, is if anything more dramatic than in the first. In the public sphere, he is embroiled in controversy over foreign affairs, race, religion, education, social policy, the state of culture, the fate of the novel. In this stunning second volume, Zachary Leader shows that Bellow's heroic energy and will were present to the very end of his life. His immense achievement and its cost, to himself and others, continue to be worth the examination of this vivid work of literary scholarship.

How long is The Life of Saul Bellow, Volume 2?

The Life of Saul Bellow, Volume 2 by Zachary Leader is 818 pages long, and a total of 211,044 words.

This makes it 276% the length of the average book. It also has 258% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Life of Saul Bellow, Volume 2 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 19 hours and 13 minutes to read The Life of Saul Bellow, Volume 2 aloud.

What Reading Level is The Life of Saul Bellow, Volume 2?

The Life of Saul Bellow, Volume 2 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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