It takes the average reader 2 hours and 13 minutes to read There Stands My House by Hans Keilson
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The first English-language translation of the memoirs of Hans Keilson, one of Europe's most masterful and remarkable writersIn this unique work, which was composed in the 1990s and only recently rediscovered, Keilson brings back a bygone era in snapshots from a life spanning one hundred years. The external stations of this life his youth in Brandenburg, his student and the fast life in Berlin, his exile in Holland, his survival in hiding, and the loss of his parents are framed by economic crisis, anti-Semitism, and war, but also by friendship, music, and hope. Hand Keilson reveals these themes in gentle, quizzical reflections and fragments,, producing and unforgettable portrait of his time.The memoir is followed by a beguiling conversation about Keilson's one hundred years of living and writing. It provides an incomparable insight into the man who The New York Times recently hailed as 'one of the world's very greatest writers'.PRAISE FOR KANS KEILSON'the author lets us peer into his soul.'The Boston Globe'Hans Keilson is a genius.'The New York Times
There Stands My House by Hans Keilson is 129 pages long, and a total of 33,411 words.
This makes it 44% the length of the average book. It also has 41% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 2 minutes to read There Stands My House aloud.
There Stands My House is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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