How Long to Read The Official World

How Long Does it Take to Read The Official World?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read The Official World by Mark Seltzer

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

Description

In his virtuosic new book noted cultural critic Mark Seltzer shows how suspense, as art form and form of life, depicts and shapes the social systems that organize our modern world. Modernity's predicament, Seltzer writes, is a society so hungry for reality that it cannot stop describing itself, and that makes for a world that continuously establishes itself by staging its own conditions. Employing the social theories of Georg Simmel, Erving Goffman, Niklas Luhmann, and Peter Sloterdijk, Seltzer shows how suspense novels, films, and performance art by Patricia Highsmith, Tom McCarthy, Cormac...

How long is The Official World?

The Official World by Mark Seltzer is 288 pages long, and a total of 74,304 words.

This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Official World Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read The Official World aloud.

What Reading Level is The Official World?

The Official World 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 Official World?

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