How Long to Read The Rougon-Macquart: Complete 20 Book Collection

How Long Does it Take to Read The Rougon-Macquart: Complete 20 Book Collection?

It takes the average reader 40 hours and 50 minutes to read The Rougon-Macquart: Complete 20 Book Collection by Émile Zola

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

Description

Les Rougon-Macquart is the collective title given to a cycle of twenty novels by French writer Émile Zola. Subtitled "Natural and social history of a family under the Second Empire", it follows the life of one family during the Second French Empire (1852–1870). In this tremendous work Zola first and foremost examines the impact of social environment on men and women, by varying the social, economic, political and professional milieu in which each novel takes place. It provides us with a close look at everyday life, gives us a deep insight into important social changes and it shows us the true people's history of the Second Empire. Table of Contents: The Fortune of the Rougons (La Fortune des Rougon) The Kill (La Curée) The Belly of Paris (Le Ventre de Paris) The Conquest of Plassans (La Conquête de Plassans) The Sin of Father Mouret (La Faute de l'Abbé Mouret) His Excellency Eugène Rougon (Son Excellence Eugène Rougon) The Drinking Den (L'Assommoir) One Page of Love (Une Page d'amour) Nana Piping Hot (Pot-Bouille) The Ladies' Paradise (Au Bonheur des Dames) The Joy of Life (La Joie de vivre) Germinal The Masterpiece (L'Œuvre) The Earth (La Terre) The Dream (Le Rêve) The Beast in Man (La Bête humaine) Money (L'Argent) The Downfall (La Débâcle) Doctor Pascal (Le Docteur Pascal) Émile Zola (1840-1902), French novelist, critic, and political activist who was the most prominent French novelist of the late 19th century. He was noted for his theories of naturalism, which underlie his monumental 20-novel series Les Rougon-Macquart, and for his intervention in the Dreyfus Affair through his famous open letter, "J'accuse."

How long is The Rougon-Macquart: Complete 20 Book Collection?

The Rougon-Macquart: Complete 20 Book Collection by Émile Zola is 2,450 pages long, and a total of 612,500 words.

This makes it 827% the length of the average book. It also has 749% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Rougon-Macquart: Complete 20 Book Collection Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 55 hours and 46 minutes to read The Rougon-Macquart: Complete 20 Book Collection aloud.

What Reading Level is The Rougon-Macquart: Complete 20 Book Collection?

The Rougon-Macquart: Complete 20 Book Collection 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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