It takes the average reader 3 hours and 59 minutes to read Therese Raquin by Emile Zola
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
In a dingy apartment on the Passage du Pont-Neuf in Paris, Thérèse Raquin is trapped in a loveless marriage to her sickly cousin, Camille. The numbing tedium of her life is suddenly shattered when she embarks on a turbulent affair with her husband’s earthy friend Laurent, but their animal passion for each other soon compels the lovers to commit a crime that will haunt them forever. Thérèse Raquin caused a scandal when it appeared in 1867 and brought its twenty-seven-year-old author a notoriety that followed him throughout his life. Zola’s novel is not only an uninhibited portrayal of...
Therese Raquin by Emile Zola is 235 pages long, and a total of 59,925 words.
This makes it 79% the length of the average book. It also has 73% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 27 minutes to read Therese Raquin aloud.
Therese Raquin is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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