How Long to Read Walpurgis Night, Or the Steps of the Commander

How Long Does it Take to Read Walpurgis Night, Or the Steps of the Commander?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 19 minutes to read Walpurgis Night, Or the Steps of the Commander by Venedikt Erofeev

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

Description

Walpurgis Night, by acclaimed Russian writer Venedikt Erofeev, is considered a classic in the playwright’s homeland. Erofeev’s dark and funny five-act satire of Soviet repression has been called the comic high-water mark of the Brezhnev era. Walpurgis Night dramatizes the outrageous trials of Lev Isakovich Gurevich, an alcoholic half-Jewish dissident poet confined by the state to a hospital for the insane. In “Ward 3”—a microcosm of repressive Soviet society—Gurevich deploys his brilliant wit and ingenuity to bedevil his jailers, defend his fellow inmates, protest his incarceration, and...

How long is Walpurgis Night, Or the Steps of the Commander?

Walpurgis Night, Or the Steps of the Commander by Venedikt Erofeev is 136 pages long, and a total of 34,816 words.

This makes it 46% the length of the average book. It also has 43% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Walpurgis Night, Or the Steps of the Commander Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 10 minutes to read Walpurgis Night, Or the Steps of the Commander aloud.

What Reading Level is Walpurgis Night, Or the Steps of the Commander?

Walpurgis Night, Or the Steps of the Commander is suitable for students ages 10 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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