How long does it take to read Leonora Carrington?
Leonora Carrington by Leonora Carrington takes about 2 hours 42 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 42 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1974. 147 pages, about 40,425 words.
6 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 4 hours 30 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 42 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 41 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"This is the first book in English to survey the life and work of Surrealist artist Leonora Carrington (born 1917)." "Carrington burst onto the Surrealist scene in 1936, when, as a precocious nineteen-year-old debutante, she escaped the stultifying demands of her wealthy English family by running away to Paris with her lover Max Ernst. She was immediately championed by Andre Breton, who responded enthusiastically to her fantastical, dark and satirical writing style and her interest in fairy tales and the occult. Her stories were included in Surrealist publications, and her paintings in the Surrealists' exhibitions." "After the dramas and tragic separations of the Second World War, Carrington ended up in the 1940s as part of the circle of Surrealist European emigres living in Mexico City. Close friends with Luis Bunuel, Benjamin Peret, Octavio Paz and a host of both expatriate Surrealists and Mexican modernists, Carrington was at the centre of Mexican cultural life, while still maintaining her European connections." "Leonora Carrington: Surrealism, Alchemy and Art provides an overview of this artist's rich body of work. The author considers Carrington's preoccupation with alchemy and the occult, and explores the influence of indigenous Mexican culture and beliefs on her production."--Jacket.
Subjects: Painters, Surrealism, Magic in art, Biography, Criticism and interpretation, Mexico
