Edinburgh
Alexander Chee
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at 250 WPM3h 50m
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Edinburgh
Published
2016
Pages
230
ISBN-13
9780544916128
ISBN-10
0544916123
Description
"Fee, a Korean-American child growing up in Maine, inhabits a fantasy world of spirits and heroes. Gifted with a beautiful soprano voice, Fee sings in a professional boys' choir. When the choir director acts out his pedophilic urges on the boys in the choir, Fee is unable to save himself, his first love, Peter, or his friends - complicit within a silence both inexplicable and growing as each boy succumbs to the molestation. His friendship with Peter deteriorates under the pressures of this mutual silent shame, leaving a hole within him that he cannot fill.". "The choir director is arrested and imprisoned for his crimes, but the damage he inflicted remains: Peter self-immolates, another shoots himself in the head. Fee wanders through college, loving men he won't have sex with and having sex with men he doesn't love, and attempts suicide himself. He survives, and, now an adult, moves with his lover Bridey back to Maine, taking a job teaching art at a private boarding school. But when he meets a student named Warden - the choir director's son who knows nothing of his father's heinous crimes - Fee, lost in the way Warden resembles Peter, has no choice but to confront the demons and ghosts of his brutal past."--BOOK JACKET.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many pages are in Edinburgh?
This edition of Edinburgh has approximately 230 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Edinburgh?
For most readers, Edinburgh typically takes between 4h 48m and 3h 12m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 57,500 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 3h 50m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 8 days • Estimated word count: 57,500 words
Your individual reading time will vary based on your personal reading pace, the amount of daily reading time, and your familiarity with the subject matter.
What is the word count of Edinburgh?
The estimated word count for Edinburgh is approximately 57,500 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
This is an approximation — actual word count may vary based on font size, formatting, edition, and the presence of illustrations or charts.
Who is the author of Edinburgh?
Edinburgh was written by Alexander Chee.
When was Edinburgh published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2016. The original work may have been published on a different date.