How Long to Read The Skin

How Long Does it Take to Read The Skin?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 22 minutes to read The Skin by Curzio Malaparte

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

Description

This is the first unexpurgated English edition of Curzio Malaparte’s legendary work The Skin. The book begins in 1943, with Allied forces cementing their grip on the devastated city of Naples. The sometime Fascist and ever-resourceful Curzio Malaparte is working with the Americans as a liaison officer. He looks after Colonel Jack Hamilton, “a Christian gentleman . . . an American in the noblest sense of the word,” who speaks French and cites the classics and holds his nose as the two men tour the squalid streets of a city in ruins where liberation is only another word for desperation....

How long is The Skin?

The Skin by Curzio Malaparte is 369 pages long, and a total of 95,571 words.

This makes it 125% the length of the average book. It also has 117% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Skin Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 42 minutes to read The Skin aloud.

What Reading Level is The Skin?

The Skin 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

Where Can I Buy The Skin?

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