How Long to Read The Little Town Where Time Stood Still

How Long Does it Take to Read The Little Town Where Time Stood Still?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 20 minutes to read The Little Town Where Time Stood Still by Bohumil Hrabal

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

Description

The Little Town Where Time Stood Still contains two linked narratives by the incomparable Bohumil Hrabal, whom Milan Kundera has described as “Czechoslovakia’s greatest writer.” “Cutting It Short” is set before World War II in a small country town, and it relates the scandalizing escapades of Maryška, the flamboyant wife of Francin, who manages the local brewery. Maryška drinks. She rides a bicycle, letting her long hair fly. She butchers pigs, frolics in blood, and leads on the local butcher. She’s a Madame Bovary without apologies driven to keep up with the new fast-paced mechanized modern world that is obliterating whatever sleepy pieties are left over from the defunct Austro-Hungarian Empire. “The Little Town Where Time Stood Still” is told by Maryška and Francin’s son and concerns the exploits of his Uncle Pepin, who holds his own against the occupying Nazis but succumbs to silence as the new post–World War II Communist order cements its colorless control over daily life. Together, Hrabal’s rousing and outrageous yarns stand as a hilarious and heartbreaking tribute to the always imperiled sweetness of lust, love, and life.

How long is The Little Town Where Time Stood Still?

The Little Town Where Time Stood Still by Bohumil Hrabal is 320 pages long, and a total of 80,000 words.

This makes it 108% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Little Town Where Time Stood Still Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 17 minutes to read The Little Town Where Time Stood Still aloud.

What Reading Level is The Little Town Where Time Stood Still?

The Little Town Where Time Stood Still 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy The Little Town Where Time Stood Still?

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