How Long to Read The Trials of Portnoy

How Long Does it Take to Read The Trials of Portnoy?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 50 minutes to read The Trials of Portnoy by Patrick Mullins

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

Description

Fifty years after the event, here is the first full account of an audacious publishing decision that — with the help of booksellers and readers around the country — forced the end of literary censorship in Australia. For more than seventy years, a succession of politicians, judges, and government officials in Australia worked in the shadows to enforce one of the most pervasive and conservative regimes of censorship in the world. The goal was simple: to keep Australia free of the moral contamination of impure literature. Under the censorship regime, books that might damage the morals of the Australian public were banned, seized, and burned; bookstores were raided; publishers were fined; and writers were charged and even jailed. But in the 1970s, that all changed. In 1970, in great secrecy and at considerable risk, Penguin Books Australia resolved to publish Portnoy’s Complaint — Philip Roth’s frank, funny, and profane bestseller about a boy hung up about his mother and his penis. In doing so, Penguin spurred a direct confrontation with the censorship authorities, which culminated in criminal charges, police raids, and an unprecedented series of court trials across the country. Sweeping from the cabinet room to the courtroom, The Trials of Portnoy draws on archival records and new interviews to show how Penguin and a band of writers, booksellers, academics, and lawyers determinedly sought for Australians the freedom to read what they wished — and how, in defeating the forces arrayed before them, they reshaped Australian literature and culture forever.

How long is The Trials of Portnoy?

The Trials of Portnoy by Patrick Mullins is 285 pages long, and a total of 72,675 words.

This makes it 96% the length of the average book. It also has 89% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Trials of Portnoy Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 37 minutes to read The Trials of Portnoy aloud.

What Reading Level is The Trials of Portnoy?

The Trials of Portnoy 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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