How Long to Read When Paris Went Dark

How Long Does it Take to Read When Paris Went Dark?

It takes the average reader 8 hours to read When Paris Went Dark by Ronald Rosbottom

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

Description

In May and June 1940 almost four million people fled Paris and its suburbs in anticipation of a German invasion. On June 14, the German Army tentatively entered the silent and eerily empty French capital. Without one shot being fired in its defence, the Occupation of Paris had begun. When Paris Went Dark tells the extraordinary story of Germany's capture and Occupation of Paris, Hitler's relationship with the City of Light, and its citizens' attempts at living in an environment that was almost untouched by war, but which had become uncanny overnight. Beginning with the Phoney War and Hitler's first visit to the city, acclaimed literary historian and critic Ronald Rosbottom takes us through the German Army's almost unopposed seizure of Paris, its bureaucratic re-organization of that city, with the aid of collaborationist Frenchmen, and the daily adjustments Parisians had to make to this new oppressive presence. Using memoirs, interviews and published eye-witness accounts, Rosbottom expertly weaves a narrative of daily life for both the Occupier and the Occupied. He shows its effects on the Parisian celebrity circles of Pablo Picasso, Simone de Beauvoir, Colette, Jean Cocteau, and Jean-Paul Sartre, and on the ordinary citizens of its twenty arrondissements. But Paris is the protagonist of this story, and Rosbottom provides us with a template for seeing the City of Light as more than a place of pleasure and beauty.

How long is When Paris Went Dark?

When Paris Went Dark by Ronald Rosbottom is 480 pages long, and a total of 120,000 words.

This makes it 162% the length of the average book. It also has 147% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read When Paris Went Dark Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 55 minutes to read When Paris Went Dark aloud.

What Reading Level is When Paris Went Dark?

When Paris Went Dark 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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