How Long to Read The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem

How Long Does it Take to Read The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 5 minutes to read The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem by Jeremy Dauber

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

Description

Part of the Jewish Encounters series The first comprehensive biography of one of the most beloved authors of all time: the creator of Tevye the Dairyman, the collection of stories that inspired Fiddler on the Roof. Novelist, playwright, journalist, essayist, and editor, Sholem Aleichem was one of the founding giants of modern Yiddish literature. The creator of a pantheon of characters who have been immortalized in books and plays, he provided readers throughout the world with a fascinating window into the world of Eastern European Jews as they began to confront the forces of cultural, political, and religious modernity that tore through the Russian Empire in the final decades of the nineteenth century. But just as compelling as the fictional lives of Tevye, Golde, Menakhem-Mendl, and Motl was Sholem Aleichem’s own life story. Born Sholem Rabinovich in Ukraine in 1859, he endured an impoverished childhood, married into fabulous wealth, and then lost it all through bad luck and worse business sense. Turning to his pen to support himself, he switched from writing in Russian and Hebrew to Yiddish, in order to create a living body of literature for the Jewish masses. He enjoyed spectacular success as both a writer and a performer of his work throughout Europe and the United States, and his death in 1916 was front-page news around the world; a New York Times editorial mourned the loss of “the Jewish Mark Twain.” But his greatest fame lay ahead of him, as the English-speaking world began to discover his work in translation and to introduce his characters to an audience that would extend beyond his wildest dreams. In Jeremy Dauber’s magnificent biography, we encounter a Sholem Aleichem for the ages. (With 16 pages of black-and-white illustrations)

How long is The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem?

The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem by Jeremy Dauber is 482 pages long, and a total of 121,464 words.

This makes it 163% the length of the average book. It also has 148% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 11 hours and 3 minutes to read The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem aloud.

What Reading Level is The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem?

The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem 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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