Bread and Wine by Ignazio Silone

Published 1936 · 105,000 words · about 7 hours at an average pace · Political Fiction, Literary Fiction

How hard is Bread and Wine to read?

Bread and Wine scores 6.0 out of 10 for difficulty, making it quite demanding.

  • Vocabulary complexity: 4.4 out of 10
  • Sentence structure: 4.6 out of 10
  • Abstract concepts: 6.6 out of 10
  • Information density: 5.2 out of 10

Literary standing

Bread and Wine holds a literary regard score of 7.0 out of 10 on ReadingRate, reflecting its canonical status, critical acclaim, and influence.

About the author

Ignazio Silone