Dopo il divorzio: reading level, length and free edition

Name: Dopo il divorzio
Author: Grazia Deledda

Dopo il divorzio by Grazia Deledda is a novel in Italian. Our team rates it B2. It runs to 56,909 words with 8,716 different word forms, about 4.5–9.5 h of reading at 200 to 100 words per minute, and it is free from Project Gutenberg.

By the Readlang Mobile team (an independent app, not affiliated with readlang.com). Updated 31 October 2026.

Author: Grazia Deledda
Language: Italian
Level: B2
Form: novel
Words: 56,909
Different word forms: 8,716
Forms for 95% / 98%: 5,871 / 7,578
Reading time: 4.5–9.5 h
Free edition: Project Gutenberg

Romanzo sardo della futura premio Nobel sulla legge che per la prima volta ammise il divorzio.

Is Dopo il divorzio right for your level?

To recognise 95% of the running words in Dopo il divorzio, you need its 5,871 most frequent word forms; for 98%, the share at which most readers manage a novel without a dictionary, 7,578. The median Italian B2 book in our table needs 5,871 forms for 95%, so by this measure the book is typical for its level: number 6 of 11, easiest first.

A word form is any spelling that appears in the text, so “walk” and “walked” count twice, and names count too. These numbers are a guide to how much vocabulary the book asks for, not a test. The level itself was set by hand by our team. Before you commit, read one page of the free edition and count the words you do not know: the one-page test takes two minutes.

Which words should you know before you start?

These are the words that Dopo il divorzio uses most often but that are not among the 2,000 most common word forms across all 20 Italian books in our library; the number is how many times each appears. Names of people and places are left out. Learning a handful of them first makes the opening chapters easier.

picche 43
pescatore 39
condannati 33
giallo 28
divorzio 25
sollevò 24
uccellino 24
malato 24
bimbo 23
montagne 23
macchie 23
portico 21
maresciallo 21
studente 19
casetta 19

How does it begin?

1904. In casa Porru, nella camera dei forestieri, c’era una donna che piangeva. Seduta per terra, vicino al letto, colle braccia sulle ginocchia rialzate e la fronte sulle braccia, ella piangeva singultando, scuotendo la testa come per significare che non ci era, non c’era più alcuna speranza.

From the Project Gutenberg edition, which is in the public domain. If this paragraph already feels slow, try a book one level lower.

How long does it take to read?

Hours to read *Dopo il divorzio* (56,909 words) at four reading speeds.
Words	100 wpm	150 wpm	200 wpm	250 wpm
56,909	9.5 h	6.5 h	4.5 h	4 h

Learners reading a book at their level often manage 100 to 150 words per minute, and readers in their first language 200 to 250. Where these speeds come from, and a calculator for your own: How long does it take to read a book?

Where can you read it for free?

The free edition is Project Gutenberg eBook #43226. Project Gutenberg publishes books that are in the public domain in the United States, as EPUB, Kindle and plain text, free and without an account. Copyright terms differ by country: if you live outside the United States, check that the book is out of copyright where you are before you download it.

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