How Long to Read The Secret Life of Saeed

How Long Does it Take to Read The Secret Life of Saeed?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 55 minutes to read The Secret Life of Saeed by Imīl Ḥabībī

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

Description

This contemporary classic, the story of a Palestinian who becomes a citizen of Israel, combines fact and fantasy, tragedy and comedy. Saeed is the comic hero, the luckless fool, whose tale tells of aggression and resistance, terror and heroism, reason and loyalty, the qualities that typify the hardships and struggles of Arabs in Israel. An informer for the Zionist state, his stupidity, candor, and cowardice make him more of a victim than a villain; but in a series of tragicomic episodes, he is gradually transformed from a disaster-haunted, gullible collaborator into a Palestinian-no hero still, but a simple man intent on survival and, perhaps, happiness. The author's own anger and sorrow at Palestine's tragedy and his acquaintance with the absurdities of Israeli politics (he was once a member of Israel's parliament himself) are here transmuted into satire both biting and funny. Translated by Anton Shammas into Hebrew, The Secret Life of Saeed won Israel's foremost Prize for Literature; a stage version played to great acclaim for a decade.

How long is The Secret Life of Saeed?

The Secret Life of Saeed by Imīl Ḥabībī is 169 pages long, and a total of 43,771 words.

This makes it 57% the length of the average book. It also has 53% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Secret Life of Saeed Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 59 minutes to read The Secret Life of Saeed aloud.

What Reading Level is The Secret Life of Saeed?

The Secret Life of Saeed is suitable for students ages 10 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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