How Long to Read Why Writing Matters

How Long Does it Take to Read Why Writing Matters?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read Why Writing Matters by Nicholas Delbanco

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

Description

Drawing lessons from writers of all ages and writing across genres, a distinguished teacher and writer reveals the enduring importance of writing for our time In this new contribution to Yale University Press’s Why X Matters series, a distinguished writer and scholar tackles central questions of the discipline of writing. Drawing on his own experience with mentors such as John Updike, John Gardner, and James Baldwin, and in turn having taught such rising stars as Jesmyn Ward, Delbanco looks in particular at questions of influence and the contradictory, simultaneous impulses toward imitation...

How long is Why Writing Matters?

Why Writing Matters by Nicholas Delbanco is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Why Writing Matters Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read Why Writing Matters aloud.

What Reading Level is Why Writing Matters?

Why Writing Matters 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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