It takes the average reader 3 hours and 20 minutes to read The Literary Bent by James D. Bloom
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
What is "literature in these postmodern, postcanonical times? And if a small number of works being written today are "literary," what distinguishes them from those many others that are not? The store managers who shelve books in separate "literature" and "fiction" sections clearly have something in mind, but they're not talking. James Bloom has his own ideas, and he is. With zest and conviction, Bloom argues that traditional aspirations to literariness persist in the poetry and fiction of writers such as Robert Stone, Jane Smiley, Salman Rushdie, Toni Morrison, Adrienne Rich, and Robert...
The Literary Bent by James D. Bloom is 196 pages long, and a total of 50,176 words.
This makes it 66% the length of the average book. It also has 61% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 34 minutes to read The Literary Bent aloud.
The Literary Bent is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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