It takes the average reader 4 hours to read To Katanga and Back by Conor Cruise O'Brien
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
July 1960: The newly independent Congo is hit by the secession of its mineral rich-province Katanga, led by Mose Tshombe and backed by Belgium and Britain. June 1961: Dr Conor Cruise O'Brien arrives in Katanga as Special Representative of United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjld, his task (under a UN resolution) to arrest and repatriate the mercenaries and foreign interests propping up Tshombe. The consequences of this mission will prove fateful for all parties. This is the story of how a brilliant Irish diplomat found himself in Africa amid one of history's maelstroms. O'Brien...
To Katanga and Back by Conor Cruise O'Brien is 240 pages long, and a total of 60,000 words.
This makes it 81% 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 To Katanga and Back aloud.
To Katanga and Back is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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