How Long to Read The Little Distillery in Nowgong

How Long Does it Take to Read The Little Distillery in Nowgong?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 22 minutes to read The Little Distillery in Nowgong by Ashok Mathur

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

Description

This fantastical historical novel, narrated by a child yet to be born, traces the lives of three generations of a Parsi family in India from the late 1800s to present day. The narrative follows the family from the intricacies of village life in the jungles of central India to the complications of urban life in turbulent pre- and post-independence struggles to contemporary diasporic realities in the United Kingdom and North America.The novel begins in 1899 with the birth of a boy named Jamshed to a rural Parsi family in central India. As he comes of age, Jamshed feels he is faced with the choice between spirituality and materiality: he has the opportunity to train to become a Parsi priest, or may follow family connections to a business opportunity as a distillery manager. Jamshed, who will become the family patriarch as a result of his choice, quickly becomes obsessed with the question of free will, and he passes on this obsession to his descendants. His preoccupations, however, are complicated by frequent, often disturbing, visitations by his as-yet-unborn grandchildren, who may or may not come into existence based on the choices he makes. After much soul-searching (and fantastical communications), Jamshed decides to take on the management of the distillery where he discovers the almost-magical properties of its main product, a much sought-after rum called Asha. This curious liquor becomes a leit-motif, reappearing in various forms and incarnations throughout the generations of the family.This beautifully told, engaging novel, by the author of the Commonwealth Writers Prize finalist The Short, Happy Life of Harry Kumar, humanizes the politics of ethnicity, culture, and colonial rule.

How long is The Little Distillery in Nowgong?

The Little Distillery in Nowgong by Ashok Mathur is 554 pages long, and a total of 140,716 words.

This makes it 187% the length of the average book. It also has 172% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Little Distillery in Nowgong Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 48 minutes to read The Little Distillery in Nowgong aloud.

What Reading Level is The Little Distillery in Nowgong?

The Little Distillery in Nowgong 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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