How Long to Read The Lover

How Long Does it Take to Read The Lover?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 12 minutes to read The Lover by Marguerite Duras

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

Description

An international best-seller with more than one million copies in print and a winner of France's Prix Goncourt, The Lover has been acclaimed by critics all over the world since its first publication in 1984. Set in the prewar Indochina of Marguerite Duras's childhood, this is the haunting tale of a tumultuous affair between an adolescent French girl and her Chinese lover. In spare yet luminous prose, Duras evokes life on the margins of Saigon in the waning days of France's colonial empire, and its representation in the passionate relationship between two unforgettable outcasts. Long...

How long is The Lover?

The Lover by Marguerite Duras is 128 pages long, and a total of 33,024 words.

This makes it 43% the length of the average book. It also has 40% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Lover Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours to read The Lover aloud.

What Reading Level is The Lover?

The Lover is suitable for students ages 10 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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