How Long to Read War and Turpentine

How Long Does it Take to Read War and Turpentine?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 13 minutes to read War and Turpentine by Stefan Hertmans

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

Description

Longlisted for the International Man Booker Prize A New York Times Top 10 Best Book of the Year An Economist Best Book of the Year Longlisted for the Best Translated Book Award The story of Urbain Martien lies con­tained in two notebooks he left behind when he died. In War and Turpentine, his grandson, a writer, retells his grandfather’s story, the notebooks providing a key to the locked chambers of Urbain’s memory. But who is he, really? There is Urbain the child of a lowly church painter; Urbain the young man, who narrowly escapes death in an iron foundry; Urbain the soldier; and Urbain the man, married to his true love's sister, haunted by the war and his interrupted dreams of life as an artist. Wrestling with this tale, the grandson straddles past and present, searching for a way to understand his own part in both. As artfully rendered as a Renais­sance fresco, War and Turpentine paints an ex­traordinary portrait of a man, re­vealing how a single life can echo through the ages.

How long is War and Turpentine?

War and Turpentine by Stefan Hertmans is 306 pages long, and a total of 78,336 words.

This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 96% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read War and Turpentine Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 8 minutes to read War and Turpentine aloud.

What Reading Level is War and Turpentine?

War and Turpentine 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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