How Long to Read The Looking-Glass Conference

How Long Does it Take to Read The Looking-Glass Conference?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 55 minutes to read The Looking-Glass Conference by Godfrey Blunden

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

Description

A brilliantly funny satire on modern diplomacy. The Far Eastern republic of Inevitable Khaos is at war with the repulic of Incredible Khaos and an international conference is gathering in a neutral European capital to discuss the problem. First on the scene come the security authorities wrangling about accommodation for their delegations. Sir Peter Hotfoot of the Special Department is understandably jumpy because of the disappearance of those well-known characters Matress and Steyne. Two Russian painters may be spies, refugees seeking political asylum or the advance guard of the Russian delegation. And a young Khaotian patriot decides to live in a tree outside the conference building until peace comes to his country. Next arrive the delegates themselves: Joseph Foggbottom, USA, the Rt Hon Albion Asp, UK, Yefin P. Golikov, USSR, M Pierre Pion, France, Jo' Wow, Dominant People's Republic of China, and the indistinguishable Premiers of the Inevitable and Incredible Khaos. Princess Tuberose, the White Russian Doyenne of the Foreign Colony, gives her eve-of-the-conference party and the statemen get down to business. They discuss procedure, protocol and the official language. But the main pre-occupation of each is to utter the precise cliche that will fire the world's imagination and immortalize his attendance at the conference. The Looking-Glass Conference is a brilliant political satire which never degenerates into caricature. It is uproariously funny, but Mr Blunden's host of characters are endearingly human and their varied national characteristics are unmistakably true to life.

How long is The Looking-Glass Conference?

The Looking-Glass Conference by Godfrey Blunden is 406 pages long, and a total of 103,936 words.

This makes it 137% the length of the average book. It also has 127% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Looking-Glass Conference Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 27 minutes to read The Looking-Glass Conference aloud.

What Reading Level is The Looking-Glass Conference?

The Looking-Glass Conference 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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