How Long to Read The Men Who Swallowed the Sun

How Long Does it Take to Read The Men Who Swallowed the Sun?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 10 minutes to read The Men Who Swallowed the Sun by Hamdi Abu Golayyel

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

Description

CO-WINNER OF THE 2022 SAIF GHOBASH BANIPAL PRIZE This gritty tale of two men’s ill-conceived quest for a better life via the deserts of the Middle East and the cities of Europe is pure storytelling Two Bedouin men from Egypt’s Western Desert seek to escape poverty through different routes. One—the intellectual, terminally self-doubting, and avowedly autobiographical Hamdi—gets no further than southern Libya’s fly-blown oasis of Sabha, while his cousin—the dashing, irrepressible Phantom Raider—makes it to the fleshpots of Milan. The backdrop of this darkly comic and unsentimental story of illegal immigration is a brutal Europe and Muammar Gaddafi’s rickety, rhetoric-propped Great State of the Masses, where “the Leader” fantasizes of welding Libyan and Egyptian Bedouin into a new self-serving political force, the Saad-Shin. Compelling and visceral, with a seductive, muscular irony, The Men Who Swallowed the Sun is an unforgettable novel of two men and their fellow migrants and the extreme marginalization that drives them.

How long is The Men Who Swallowed the Sun?

The Men Who Swallowed the Sun by Hamdi Abu Golayyel is 186 pages long, and a total of 47,616 words.

This makes it 63% the length of the average book. It also has 58% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Men Who Swallowed the Sun Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 20 minutes to read The Men Who Swallowed the Sun aloud.

What Reading Level is The Men Who Swallowed the Sun?

The Men Who Swallowed the Sun 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.

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

Where Can I Buy The Men Who Swallowed the Sun?

The Men Who Swallowed the Sun by Hamdi Abu Golayyel is sold by several retailers and bookshops. However, Read Time works with Amazon to provide an easier way to purchase books.

To buy The Men Who Swallowed the Sun by Hamdi Abu Golayyel on Amazon click the button below.