It takes the average reader 1 hour and 45 minutes to read The Professor and the Siren by Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
An NYRB Classics Original In the last two years of his life, the Sicilian aristocrat Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa wrote not only the internationally celebrated novel The Leopard but also three shorter pieces of fiction, brought together here in a new translation. “The Professor and the Siren,” like The Leopard, meditates on the past and the passage of time, and also on the relationship between erotic love and learning. Professor La Ciura is one of the world’s most distinguished Hellenists; his knowledge, however, came at the cost of a loss that has haunted him for his entire life. This...
The Professor and the Siren by Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa is 104 pages long, and a total of 26,416 words.
This makes it 35% the length of the average book. It also has 32% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 24 minutes to read The Professor and the Siren aloud.
The Professor and the Siren is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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