It takes the average reader 4 hours and 49 minutes to read The Pawnbroker by Edward Lewis Wallant
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
For most of us, remembering the Holocaust requires effort; we listen to stories, watch films, read histories. The people who came to be called survivors,” on the other hand, could not avoid their memories. Sol Nazerman, protagonist of Edward Lewis Wallant'sThe Pawnbroker, is one such sufferer. Nazerman runs a pawnshop in Harlem. But the operation is only a front for a gangster, Murillio, who pays Nazerman a comfortable salary for his services. Nazerman thus supports his sister's suburban family, though their middle-class aspirations repulse him. Well-meaning people reach out to Nazerman, but...
The Pawnbroker by Edward Lewis Wallant is 279 pages long, and a total of 72,261 words.
This makes it 94% the length of the average book. It also has 88% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 34 minutes to read The Pawnbroker aloud.
The Pawnbroker 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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