How Long to Read The Sea Lies Ahead

How Long Does it Take to Read The Sea Lies Ahead?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 39 minutes to read The Sea Lies Ahead by Intizar Husain

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

Description

In 1947, young Jawad Hassan gives up his ancestral home in India and his fiancee Maimuna for a dream country founded by Jinnah. And even though the newly created state of Pakistan is thronged by a huge number of zealous Muslims ready to lead from the front, the rapid breakdown of law and order in Karachi makes many, like Jawad, retreat into reminiscences of their past in undivided India. The second in Intizar Husain's acclaimed trilogy, The Sea Lies Ahead takes up the story of Pakistan where the first novel Basti (1979) ended: poised on the verge of breaking off from its eastern arm. This is a novel about those muhajirs, the author himself among them, who went to the promised Land of the Pure and were met with mistrust, prejudice and apathy. Equally, it is a rich portrait of the new culture of urban Pakistan fostered by people who came from the countless towns and hamlets in and around Lucknow, Meerut and Delhi. Bringing alive unforgettable characters with its sparkling prose, this novel is a powerful exploration of Islamic history and the story of Pakistan's great disillusionment.

How long is The Sea Lies Ahead?

The Sea Lies Ahead by Intizar Husain is 334 pages long, and a total of 84,836 words.

This makes it 113% the length of the average book. It also has 104% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Sea Lies Ahead Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 43 minutes to read The Sea Lies Ahead aloud.

What Reading Level is The Sea Lies Ahead?

The Sea Lies Ahead 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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