How Long to Read Zama

How Long Does it Take to Read Zama?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 49 minutes to read Zama by Antonio Di Benedetto

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

Description

An NYRB Classics Original First published in 1956, Zama is now universally recognized as one of the masterpieces of modern Argentine and Spanish-language literature. Written in a style that is both precise and sumptuous, weirdly archaic and powerfully novel, Zama takes place in the last decade of the eighteenth century and describes the solitary, suspended existence of Don Diego de Zama, a highly placed servant of the Spanish crown who has been posted to Asunción, the capital of remote Paraguay. There, eaten up by pride, lust, petty grudges, and paranoid fantasies, he does as little as he...

How long is Zama?

Zama by Antonio Di Benedetto is 225 pages long, and a total of 57,375 words.

This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Zama Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 13 minutes to read Zama aloud.

What Reading Level is Zama?

Zama 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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