It takes the average reader 4 hours and 28 minutes to read A Family of No Prominence by Eugene Y. Park
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Koreans are known for their keen interest in genealogy and inherited ancestral status. Yet today's ordinary Korean would be hard pressed to explain the whereabouts of ancestors before the twentieth century. With A Family of No Prominence, Eugene Y. Park gives us a remarkable account of a nonelite family, that of Pak Tŏkhwa and his descendants (which includes the author). Spanning the early modern and modern eras over three centuries (1590–1945), this narrative of one family of the chungin class of people is a landmark achievement. What we do know of the chungin, or "middle people," of Korea...
A Family of No Prominence by Eugene Y. Park is 264 pages long, and a total of 67,056 words.
This makes it 89% the length of the average book. It also has 82% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 6 minutes to read A Family of No Prominence aloud.
A Family of No Prominence is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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