How Long to Read The Mud Elephant

How Long Does it Take to Read The Mud Elephant?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 36 minutes to read The Mud Elephant by Venkat Rajan

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

Description

Veeran, a ten-year-old boy, is caught in the vicious cycle of poverty and prejudice. He lives in Varambiam, an obscure village in southern Tamil Nadu, India, subjected to caste distinctions and tending to the everyday chores of the village Zamindar. The village chief however, has now lost all his wealth and faded into oblivion. Bala, the ten-year-old grandson of the patriarch, visits the village house to escape the squalid ghetto and travails of daily living faced by his family in the big city, Chennai. Bala finds a friend in Veeran, in Sevapan the family steer who is deaf, in Tiger – the dog who is the stolid guardian of the family, and in Joseph – the railway gatekeeper with his utopian socialist leanings. Bala silently witnesses the consequences of his family’s hubristic past and the state of ignominy the village head is pushed into. The boys of Varambiam share important life lessons and make a secret wish. Bala, now a grown man, has moved to Mumbai with his wife. Will he ever meet with Veeran again? Will their secret wish come true? “Venkat Rajan paints a colorful vignette in ‘The Mud Elephant’. A distinct Indian coloring at it. The tone is humorous, detached and ironic. Rajan as a raconteur, actually unfolds a Dickensian narrative, providing a social context and an amazing feel for his characters.” Joy Augustine, Filmmaker

How long is The Mud Elephant?

The Mud Elephant by Venkat Rajan is 273 pages long, and a total of 69,069 words.

This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Mud Elephant Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 17 minutes to read The Mud Elephant aloud.

What Reading Level is The Mud Elephant?

The Mud Elephant 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.

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