How Long to Read Youth

How Long Does it Take to Read Youth?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 20 minutes to read Youth by Wolfgang Koeppen

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

Description

Wolfgang Koeppen is the most important German novelist of the past seventy years: a radical, not to say terrifying, stylist; a caustic, jet-black comedian; a bitter prophet. His late, autobiographical work -- the short, intense autofiction, Youth, translated here for the first time -- is a portrait of the little north German town of Greifswald before World War I, and is a miracle of compression: this is not historical fiction, but a kind of personal apocalypse. Also included here, in Michael Hofmann's brilliant translation, is one of Koeppen's very last works: a short, fragmentary text spoken...

How long is Youth?

Youth by Wolfgang Koeppen is 140 pages long, and a total of 35,000 words.

This makes it 47% the length of the average book. It also has 43% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Youth Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 11 minutes to read Youth aloud.

What Reading Level is Youth?

Youth 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.

Where Can I Buy Youth?

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