How Long to Read The Wine-Dark Sea

How Long Does it Take to Read The Wine-Dark Sea?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 47 minutes to read The Wine-Dark Sea by Leonardo Sciascia

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

Description

Leonardo Sciascia was an outstanding and controversial presence in twentieth-century Italian literary and intellectual life. Writing about his native Sicily and its culture of secrecy and suspicion, Sciascia matched sympathy with skepticism, unflinching intelligence with a streetfighter's intransigent poise. Sciascia was particularly admired for his short stories, and The Wine-Dark Sea offers what he considered his best work in the genre: thirteen spare and trenchant miniatures that range in subject from village idiots to mafia dons, marital spats to American dreams. Here, in unforgettable...

How long is The Wine-Dark Sea?

The Wine-Dark Sea by Leonardo Sciascia is 224 pages long, and a total of 56,896 words.

This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Wine-Dark Sea Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 10 minutes to read The Wine-Dark Sea aloud.

What Reading Level is The Wine-Dark Sea?

The Wine-Dark Sea 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.

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